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Calamagrostis canadensis ~ bluejoint grass

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Characteristics:

• OBL

• Michigan C Value: 3

• common name is blue–joint grass

• extremely long, narrow leaves with long , narrow tips

• leaves often point upward

• rough edge of leaves

• tiny, 1–flowered spikelets

• leaves roll up forming narrow pointed end

• tuft of little white hairs on bottom of lemma

• short translucent ligule (3mm)

• sheaths can be either glabrous or pubescent

• lemma has very thin texture

• panicle mostly open and loosely ascending to spreading when mature

• marshes, shores, wet prairies, bogs, swales, along streams

• can be a dominant grass of marshes and fens

• highly variable charachteristics

• native