Pinegrass

Calamagrostis rubescens Buckley - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Planting Distance: 17 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 7 inches

Growth Form: Rhizomatous

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
USA: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.