Calamagrostis

Translingual

Etymology

Published in 1763 by Michel Adanson, from Ancient Greek καλαμάγρωστις (kalamágrōstis, “a grass, probably Dactyloctenium aegyptium”), from κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”) + ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis, “a grass, probably bermudagrass”)

Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – temperate grasses often called small reeds, reedgrasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• For the numerous species see Calamagrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

• Calamagrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calamagrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Calamagrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Calamagrostis at USDA Plants database
• Calamagrostis at Grassbase
• Familles des Plantes, 1763, by Michel Adanson, vol. 2, p. 31