Species Details

Calamagrostis foliosa

leafy reed grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Calamagrostis foliosa Kearn.
Common Name: leafy reed grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA170C0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CAFO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	CR (1979-11-01)
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-06-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Sep

Elevation:
0 - 1220 meters
0 - 4005 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
North Coast coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky

Notes

Notes: Many occurrences located in the King Range, HUM Co.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	23 %
Grazing	2	9%
Other	1	4%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	4%
Development	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					22
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	22

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	22
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	22
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bear Harbor (3912388), Buckeye Mtn. (4012432), Bull Creek (4012431), Cape Mendocino (4012444), Cooskie Creek (4012423), Hales Grove (3912377), Kangaroo Mtn. (4112382), Klamath Glen (4112358), Mistake Point (3912378), Petrolia (4012433), Shelter Cove (4012411), Shubrick Peak (4012422), Westport (3912367)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Original Description:	Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 3:83 (1892)
Species Account:	Calamagrostis foliosa profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory