familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Cynodonteae
genusCalamovilfa
speciesCalamovilfa gigantea

Calamovilfa gigantea

(Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr.
John W. Thieret
Common names: Giant sandreed
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 141.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché, Linda A. Vorobik

Copyright: Utah State University

Rhizomes elongate, covered with shiny, coriaceous, scalelike leaves. Culms to 2.5 m. Sheaths entirely glabrous or pubescent at the throat; ligules 0.7-2 mm; blades to 90 cm long, about 12 mm wide. Panicles 20-80 cm long, 20-60 cm wide; branches to 35 cm, ascending to strongly divergent, lowermost branches sometimes reflexed. Spikelets 7-10.8 mm. Glumes straight; lower glumes 4.5-10.5 mm; upper glumes 6.4-10.1 mm; callus hairs 1/4 - 3/4 as long as the lemma; lemmas 6-10 mm, straight, pubescent, sometimes sparsely so, very rarely glabrous; paleas 6-8.3 mm, pubescent or glabrous; anthers 3-5.5 mm. 2n = 60.

Distribution

Kans., Okla., Colo., N.Mex., Tex., Utah, Nebr., Ariz.

Discussion

Calamovilfa gigantea grows on sand dunes, prairies, river banks, and flood plains in the Rocky Mountains and central plains from Utah and Nebraska to Arizona and Texas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
60 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Achene life cycle
falling +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial cell structure in adjective form
stomatal +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule length or size
longer +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +
Anther quantity
3 +
Anther some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
Apical cell height or length or size
short +
Apical cell width
Wide (?) +
Arm cell anatomy
kranz +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
John W. Thieret +
Authority
(Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn quantity
multiple +, , +  and single +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
close +
Base fusion
not fused +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
membranous +
Base width
thick +
Blade architecture
not pseudopetiolate +
Blade architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Blade length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
Blade length or size
long +
Blade position
adaxial +
Blade pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Blade shape
tapering +  and elongate +
Blade width
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (?) +
Branch architecture
not disarticulating +
Branch arrangement
divergent +
Branch orientation
ascending +
Branch quantity
1;many +
Branch shape
not spikelike +
Branch some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
Callus hair quantity
1/4 +  and 3/4 +
Callus pubescence
hairy +
Cell shape
triangular +  and dome--shaped +
Cilium architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Cilium length or size
sometimes longer +
Cilium texture
membranous +
Column quantity
single +
Common name
Giant sandreed +
Culm architecture
branched +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Culm quantity
Few (?) +
Culm some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
Culm texture
not woody +
Distal floret size
reduced +
Distribution
Kans. +, Okla. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Nebr. +  and Ariz. +
Embryo architecture or shape
cleft +
Embryo presence
absent +
Embryo shape
not waisted +
Embryo size
large +
Endosperm texture
hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Floret architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret height or length or size
shorter +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret quantity
1 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +  and fertile +
Floret shape
round +  and compressed +
Floret size
reduced +
Fusoid cell presence
absent +
Genus quantity
1 +
Glume architecture
1-veined +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume course
straight +
Glume height or length or size
shorter +
Glume length or size
shorter or longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume shape
acute +
Glume size
subequal +  and unequal +
Group quantity
3 +
Hair quantity
1/4 +  and 7/8 +
Hair relief
coarse +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Hilum height or length or size
short +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda A. Vorobik +  and Cindy Roché +
Inflorescence architecture
pistillate +
Inflorescence arrangement
paniculate +  and racemose +
Inflorescence fusion
distinct +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Internode architecture
hollow +  and solid +
Internode shape
elongate +
Layer presence
not absent +
Leaf arrangement
distichous +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf reflectance
shiny +
Leaf shape
scale-like +
Leaf texture
coriaceous +
Lemma architecture
1-veined +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma course
straight +
Lemma pubescence
glabrous +  and pubescent +
Lemma shape
acute +
Lemma some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Ligule density
dense +
Ligule height or length or size
short +
Ligule length or size
sometimes longer +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule some measurement
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Lodicule presence
absent +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lower glume some measurement
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (1.05 cm10.5 mm <br />0.0105 m <br />) +
Lowermost branch orientation
reflexed +
Marginal hair arrangement
adjacent +
Marginal hair fragility
stiff +
Marginal hair relief
coarse +
Microhair presence
absent +
Midrib architecture
simple +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Palea architecture
grooved +
Palea pubescence
glabrous +  and pubescent +
Palea shape
keeled +
Palea some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.83 cm8.3 mm <br />0.0083 m <br />) +
Panicle architecture
simple +  and open +
Panicle branch height or length or size
short +
Panicle condition or size
contracted +
Panicle fragility
pliable +
Panicle length
20cm +  and 80cm +
Panicle position
exserted +
Panicle width
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Pericarp architecture or fragility
loose +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp fusion
free +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Raceme shape
spikelike +
Rachilla length
not prolonged +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Reference
None +
Rhizome height or length or size
short +
Rhizome shape
elongate +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
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Special status
Endemic +
Spikelet architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet position or shape
distal +
Spikelet presence
absent +
Spikelet quantity
1 +  and 60 +
Spikelet reproduction
sterile +
Spikelet shape
compressed +
Spikelet some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.08 cm10.8 mm <br />0.0108 m <br />) +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
compound +  and simple +
Starch-grain presence
absent +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Style arrangement
separate +
Style quantity
2 +
Synonyms
Gramineae +
Taxon architecture
staminate +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Calamovilfa gigantea +
Taxon parent
Calamovilfa +
Taxon rank
species +
Taxon reproduction
dioecious +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Upper glume height or length or size
shorter +
Upper glume length or size
longer +
Upper glume some measurement
0.64 cm6.4 mm <br />0.0064 m <br /> (1.01 cm10.1 mm <br />0.0101 m <br />) +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein quantity
7 (?) +  and 13 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 25 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
Whole organism reproduction
synoecious +
Whole organism variability
varied +
X chromosome atypical quantity
12 +
X chromosome quantity
10 +