Northern Reedgrass
Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler ssp. inexpansa (A. Gray) C.W. Greene
Grass family
Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Spread
17 inches
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intermediate
Water
Water Use
High
Drought Tolerance
Low
Flood Tolerance
High
Soil
Soil Types
Clay, Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance
Low
Fertility Need
Medium
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
Medium
Salt Tolerance
Medium
Climate
pH Range
5.5 – 8.0
Frost-Free Days
90 days
Precipitation
26 – 60 in
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.