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Taxon:  Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Calamovilfa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Nomen number:
8369
Place of publication:
Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 35:2. 1901
Verified:
02/09/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Calamagrostis gigantea Nutt.

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Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
  2. Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
  4. Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
  5. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. Arizona flora, ed. 2. 1969
  6. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
  7. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
  8. Thieret, J. W. 1966. Synopsis of the genus Calamovilfa (Gramineae). Castanea 31:150.
  9. Welsh, S. L. et al. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9. 1987
Common names
English
big sand-reed –
giant sand-reed –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansass.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraskas.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomaw.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorados.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexicos.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonan.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtahn.w.& s.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas (s.), Nebraska (s.w.), Oklahoma (w.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (s.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.e.), Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (n.), Utah (n.w.& s.)]
Economic Uses
Environmental


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