Biological Flora of Central Europe: Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth

Summary Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) R oth is a tall rhizomatous perennial grass which grows in a wide variety of natural, semi-natural, and man-made habitats (e.g. coastal sand dunes, river floodplains, fens, dry grasslands, forests, clear cut forests, urban and industrial wastelands). Though native to Central Europe, its occurrence is mostly synanthropic. The article reviews the literature on taxonomy, morphology, distribution, habitats, communities, life cycle and population biology, physiology, genetics and response to competition and management.

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