Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Calamagrostis// Species: Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Clarke in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia – Europe to China, Japan and Russian Far East, Philippines to New Guinea according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Clearings of forests and rocky terrains in the montane region.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL.

Calamagrostis arundinacea – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem with leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem with leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stems with leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem and leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stems with leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stems with leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – flowering stems with leaves and vegetative shoots. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem and adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem and abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – stem node. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – lowerpart of plant – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – basal leaves of vegetative shoots. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – basal leaves of vegetative shoots. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – adaxial side of basal leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – abaxial side of basal leaves. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – plant base. Osogovo – rocky terrain between Visoka chuka (Ponikva region) and Ratkova skala, 08.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – size of spikelets. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Calamagrostis arundinacea – elements of spikelet seen under magnification. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Calamagrostis Adanson. Clarke, G.S.C. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 236 – 239.

Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1036939-2/general-information [Accessed 26.09.2023].