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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 San Luis Obispo County, where it is mainly a coastal species growing in moist areas such as beaches, dunes, coastal woodlands and wetlands. This is a perennial grass forming thick tufts of stems which may exceed a meter in height. There are several flat grass leaves up to a centimeter wide. The flower cluster is usually narrow and thin. This is a popular ornamental grass for the north coast.
Grass
3 ft Tall
Evergreen
Brown
Deer resistant
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Keep moist
Tolerates cold to 15° F
Standing
Tolerates a variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 7.8
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Wet places, beaches, , dunes, woodland edges
Closed-cone Pine Forest, Freshwater Marsh, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Use with other wet area plants such as Sedge (Carex spp. or Cyperus spp.), Spikerush (Eleocharis spp.), Bullrush (Schoeoplectus spp. or Scirpus spp.), and Cattail (Typha spp.), and with trees/shrubs of the north coast such as Fir (Abies spp.), Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus spp., Coast Silk Tassel (Garrya elliptica), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Currant/Gooseberry (Ribes spp.), Snowberry (Symphoricarpos spp.), Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica), and Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon