Calamagrostis ophitidis, the serpentine reedgrass, is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Calamagrostis |
| Species: | C. ophitidis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T.Howell) Nygren
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It is endemic to California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain slopes north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Description
editIt is a perennial grass forming clumps reaching heights between 60 centimeters and three feet/one meter. The inflorescence is a dense, thinly bushy array of rough, pale-colored spikelets.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calamagrostis ophitidis.
- Jepson Manual Treatment for Calamagrostis ophitidis
- USDA Plants Profile of Calamagrostis ophitidis
- Calamagrostis ophitidis — U.C. Photo gallery