Calamagrostis nutkaensis

Deyeuxia nutkaensis Calamagrostis nutkaensis is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific reedgrass and Nootka reedgrass.

It is native to western North America from Alaska to central California, where it is mainly a coastal species growing in moist areas such as beaches and wetlands.

This is a perennial bunchgrass forming thick tufts of stems which may exceed a meter in height.

Coastal roadsides in Mendocino County, California can have populations, often receiving fog drip under Eucalyptus stands.

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