Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stout, to 2 m, from long rhizomes; sheaths to 15 cm; ligule 1–1.5 mm; blades to 60 cm × 12 mm, not articulated to the sheath; infl 1.5–7 dm; first glume 3.5–6.5 mm, the second 5–8 mm; lemma 4.5–7 mm, glabrous except for the callus-hairs half to seven-eighths as long; palea glabrous; 2n=40, 60. Two well marked vars.
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Common Names
sand-reed