Calamagrostis × acutiflora

Calamagrostis × acutiflora
	'Overdam' cultivar
	'Eldorado' cultivar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Calamagrostis
Species:	C. × acutiflora
Binomial name
	Calamagrostis × acutiflora; (Schrad.) DC.
Synonyms
	List Arundo × acutiflora Schrad.; Arundo × agrostis Weber; Arundo × pseudoarundinacea Schleich. ex Gaudin; Arundo × splendida Schkuhr ex Steud.; Arundo × subulata J.Gay ex Rchb.; Calamagrostis × arundinacea Wibel; Calamagrostis × subulata Dumort.; Calamagrostis × subuliglumis Hartm.; Calamagrostis × trinii Rupr.; Calamagrostis × yatabei Maxim.; Deyeuxia × acutiflora (Schrad.) P.Beauv.; Deyeuxia × montana Boiss.; Donax × acutiflorus (Schrad.) P.Beauv.; ;

Calamagrostis × acutiflora, called feather reed-grass, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of grass in the genus Calamagrostis, occasionally found in Europe and Asia.^[2] Its cultivar 'Karl Foerster' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

It is a hybrid of Calamagrostis arundinacea and Calamagrostis epigejos, both widespread Eurasian species.

References

^ J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 5: 255 (1815)
^ ^a ^b "Calamagrostis × acutiflora (Schrad.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' feather reed-grass 'Karl Foerster'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 February 2021. Synonyms; Calamagrostis 'Stricta'

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[1] J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 5: 255 (1815)

[394262-1-2] "Calamagrostis × acutiflora (Schrad.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[3] "Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' feather reed-grass 'Karl Foerster'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 February 2021. Synonyms; Calamagrostis 'Stricta'

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora

'Overdam' cultivar

'Eldorado' cultivar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Calamagrostis
Species:	C. × acutiflora
Binomial name
*Calamagrostis × acutiflora* (Schrad.) DC.^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
List Arundo × acutiflora Schrad. Arundo × agrostis Weber Arundo × pseudoarundinacea Schleich. ex Gaudin Arundo × splendida Schkuhr ex Steud. Arundo × subulata J.Gay ex Rchb. Calamagrostis × arundinacea Wibel Calamagrostis × subulata Dumort. Calamagrostis × subuliglumis Hartm. Calamagrostis × trinii Rupr. Calamagrostis × yatabei Maxim. Deyeuxia × acutiflora (Schrad.) P.Beauv. Deyeuxia × montana Boiss. Donax × acutiflorus (Schrad.) P.Beauv.