- Family:
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus:
- Calamagrostis Adans.
Calamagrostis lapponica (Wahlenb.) Hartm.

[GB]
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short. Culms erect; 27-80 cm long. Leaf-sheaths smooth; glabrous on surface. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2-4 mm long. Leaf-blades flat, or involute; 5-15 cm long; 2-4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface ribbed; smooth, or scaberulous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a panicle. Peduncle smooth, or scaberulous above. Panicle contracted; oblong; 7-15 cm long. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels filiform.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
- Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 4.5-5.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus bearded. Floret callus hairs 0.75-1 length of lemma.
- Fertile
- Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 4.5-5.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus bearded. Floret callus hairs 0.75-1 length of lemma.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
- Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; purple; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scabrous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 4.5-5.5 mm long; 1.3-1.6 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; purple; 1-keeled; 1-3 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scabrous. Upper glume apex acute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
- Fertile lemma lanceolate; 3-3.5 mm long; membranous; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma apex dentate; 2 -fid; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn dorsal; arising 0.33-0.5 way up back of lemma; straight, or curved; 1.5 mm long overall; not or scarcely exserted from spikelet. Rhachilla extension 0.5 mm long; pilose.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Lodicules 2. Anthers 3; 1.5-2.1 mm long. Stigmas 2.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum punctiform. Disseminule comprising a floret.
- Distribution
- Europe: northern and eastern. Asia-temperate: Siberia, Soviet far east, China, Mongolia, and eastern Asia. North America: Subarctic, western Canada, and eastern Canada.
- Reference
- Aveneae. Fl Alaska 1994.
Native to:
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Tibet, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
- Arundo lapponica Wahlenb.
- Calamagrostis gorodkovii V.N.Vassil.
- Calamagrostis henriettae Petrov
- Calamagrostis lancea Ohwi
- Calamagrostis lapponica var. burjatica Galanin
- Calamagrostis lapponica var. groenlandica Lange
- Calamagrostis lapponica var. nearctica A.E.Porsild
- Calamagrostis lapponica subsp. sibirica (Petrov) Tzvelev
- Calamagrostis pseudolapponica V.N.Vassil.
- Calamagrostis sibirica Petrov
- Deyeuxia lapponica (Wahlenb.) Kunth
Calamagrostis lapponica (Wahlenb.) Hartm. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jul 14, 1976 | Kharkevich, S. [1038], Russian Federation | K000458215 | No | ||
Aug 9, 1975 | Kharkevich, S. [1038], Russian Federation | K000458221 | No | ||
Sep 4, 1974 | Kharkevich, S. [1038], Russian Federation | K000458220 | No | ||
Apr 11, 1974 | Kharkevich, S. [1038], Russian Federation | K000458214 | No | ||
s.coll. [s.n.], Finland | K000838316 | Yes | |||
Moore, D. [s.n.], Ireland | K000838319 | Yes | |||
Samuelsson, G. [152], Finland | K000458225 | No | |||
Noto, A. [223], Norway | K000458231 | No | |||
Segerman, U. [456], Finland | K000458226 | No | |||
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.], Norway | K000458229 | No | |||
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.], Sweden | K000458233 | No | |||
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.], Norway | K000458230 | No | |||
Schwatz [s.n.], Northern Europe | K000838317 | Yes | |||
Alm, C.G. [1843], Sweden | K000458227 | No | |||
Wahlenberg, G. [s.n.], Finland | K000838315 | Yes | |||
Lindberg, H. [1812], Finland | K000458232 | No | |||
Littledale, S.G. [s.n.], Mongolia | K000458217 | No | |||
Leach, W.H. [67], Norway | K000458224 | No | |||
Petrovsky, V. [6002], Magadan | K000458218 | No | |||
Licent, A.E. [4504], China | K000458213 | No | |||
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.], Norway | K000458223 | No | |||
Arnell, H.W. [s.n.] | K000458216 | No | |||
Schlyter, C.O. [2088], Norway | K000458222 | No | |||
Laestadius, L.L. [s.n.], Sweden | K000838318 | Yes |
First published in Gen. Gram.: 5 (1819)
Accepted by
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas) 2: 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator.
- Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dalnego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
- Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas) 2: 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator.
- Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dalnego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
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