Poaceae
Calamagrostis

Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br.

First published in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 731 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic to NE. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chita, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Primorye, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Svalbard, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 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.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18545] Canada K003352870 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18652] Canada K003352863 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18500] United States K003352869 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18606] Canada K003352864 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22572] United States K003352872 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18474] Canada K003352867 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18609] Canada K003352865 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18466] Canada K003352866 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22840] United States K003352871 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K000838373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [6726] China K000838286 Type Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F.; Kuba, K. [18485] Canada K003352868 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F.; Kuba, K. [18492] Canada K003352861 Yes
Henry, A. [6726] China K000838285 Isotype Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Smith, S.F. [18569] Canada K003352862 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [3313½] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354517 No
Munro; [Bollande [25] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354503 No
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353550 Yes
Lepage, E. [4223] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354488 No
Clements, F.E. [309] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354523 No
Cusick, W.C. [2465] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354515 No
Furuse, M. [41218] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353890 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Spicer, K.W. [12135] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354485 No
Swallen, J.R. [6493] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354526 No
Bourgeau [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354543 No
Norberg, I.L. [67] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354474 Yes
Furuse, M. [17195] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353884 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354522 No
Okamoto, S. [s.n.] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353878 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354491 No
Allen, O.D. [177] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354499 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353556 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3586] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354520 No
Poulsen [s.n.] Iceland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354465 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354533 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354541 No
[Irekerman] [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354513 No
Stewart, G.A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354464 Yes
[G. A. D. Jestun] [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354467 Yes
Kaiser; Franz-Josephs-Fjord [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354461 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353547 Yes
Furuse, M. [40443] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353896 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354527 No
Rink [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354466 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354534 No
Furuse, M. [18573] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353897 Yes
Sorensen, T. [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354469 Yes
McCalla, W.C. [2307] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354483 No
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354473 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [555] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354511 No
Furuse, M. [22643] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353882 Yes
Nelson, A. [4056] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354518 No
Furuse, M. [11510] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353880 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354510 No
Hector [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354544 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354538 No
Furuse, M. [17921] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353883 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353554 Yes
Furuse, M. [37300] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353889 Yes
Furuse, M. [18572] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353894 No
Cody, W.J.; Kehoe, F. [12700] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354481 No
Nelson, A. [7534] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354532 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353549 Yes
Andersen, J.P. [2292] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354477 No
Mr. Bollander [11] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354508 No
Howell, J.T. [23176] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354528 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354546 No
Furuse, M. [43619] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353887 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [5492] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354531 No
s.coll. [5209] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353888 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353551 Yes
Nelson, A. [4056] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354535 No
Parry, C.C. [365] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354504 No
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [97/128] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354498 No
Geyer, C.A. [130] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354525 No
Wolf, J. [1094-5] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354509 No
Furuse, M. [21208] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353891 Yes
Eastwood, A. [366] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354489 No
Baker, C.F. [854] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354516 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353555 Yes
Sharsmith, C.W. [220] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354529 No
Plieva, T.V.; Petrovsky, V. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353553 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354476 No
Hultén, E. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354471 Yes
Malte, M.O. [118833] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354484 No
Furuse, M. [37412] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353892 Yes
Parry, C.C. [368] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354506 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354512 No
Eastwood, A. [529] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354490 No
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354487 No
Cody, W.J. [26238] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354493 No
Calder, J.A.; Gillett, J.M. [25840] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354494 No
Anderson, J.P. [4285] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354470 Yes
Fisher, G.L. [269] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354500 No
Howell, J.T. [41535] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354537 No
Leiberg, J.B. [1516] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354519 No
Sharsmith, C.W. [3150] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354530 No
Andersen, J.P. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354478 No
Furuse, M. [17635] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353881 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354507 No
Hall, H.M. [11865] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354501 No
Furuse, M. [39167] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353885 Yes
Furuse, M. [25499] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353886 Yes
Bolander, H.N. [6471] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354502 No
s.coll. [156] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354539 No
Calder, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [36310] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354497 No
Komarov, V. [s.n.] Russia Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353548 Yes
Furuse, M. [11415] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353879 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [527] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354524 No
Nielsen, E.L. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354479 No
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354505 No
Macbride, J.F.; Payson, E.B. [3291] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354514 No
Norberg, I.L. [66] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354472 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3587] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354521 No
Furuse, M. [21210] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353893 Yes
Warming, E.; Holm, T. [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354460 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354536 No
Macoun, M.A. [1931] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354492 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354480 No
s.coll. [382] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353546 Yes
Cody, W.J. [17346] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354482 No
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Taylor, R.L. [23126] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354495 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354540 No
Calder, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [23279] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354496 No
[Richd] [s.n.] Greenland Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353557 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353552 Yes
MacGregor, W. [s.n.] Canada Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354486 No
Norberg, I.L. [610] United States Deyeuxia purpurascens K003354475 Yes
Furuse, M. [45717] Japan Deyeuxia purpurascens K003353895 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0