Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Calamagrostis breweri is a species of grass known by the common name shorthair reedgrass. It is native to the mountains of northern California and Oregon, where it grows in forests and meadows in subalpine and alpine climates. This is a perennial grass without rhizomes which forms tufts and bunches up to about 50 centimeters in maximum height, but generally shorter. The small, sparse leaves are mainly located at the base of the stems. The inflorescence is small and scattered, with spikelets about half a centimeter long.

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 - 5 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Summer

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Plant communities

Alpine Fell-Fields, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Arctic Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon

Yuma Skipper

Ochlodes yuma