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§1 Plant

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv.

vernacular bluejoint — species · Poaceae

USDA
CACA4
GBIF
2704895
Rank
species
bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
Platephotograph · James source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Poaceae Barnhart
Genus
Calamagrostis
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • GL Greenland Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b

County-level range

· 855 counties across 38 states/territories
Legend Native · 855 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
High
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
102 min.
Precipitation
14–65 in/yr
pH range
4.5–8
Root depth
16 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
4.9 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Yellow
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
3,837,472
Propagation
seed, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Medium
Graze palatability
High
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 855 counties across 38 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 23 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
California view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 32 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 59 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 42 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 36 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 67 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 60 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 55 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 3 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 41 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 48 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 22 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 68 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 14 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CACA4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2704895 ↗

Record version

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