Brief Summary
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Calamagrostis nutkaensis is distributed in the far western part of North America from Alaska to California, with particular abundance in coastal areas. It is found on certain backshores, coastal prairies, stabilized sand dunes, riparian zones and coastal drainages.
With a common name of Pacific reedgrass, this plant can achieve a height of 150 centimeters; its growth is expressed in basal leaves that merge into dense associations in the wettest areas.
