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
Calamagrostis f
- 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
Further reading
- Calamagrostis at USDA Plants database
- Calamagrostis at Grassbase
- Familles des Plantes, 1763, by Michel Adanson, vol. 2, p. 31
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