| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mountains and northern Piedmont only. The record from Durham County is from a "sewage pipeline on campus"; the website editors map this as Provenance Uncertain. A record from Orange County is from a nursery and is thus not mapped.
Circumtemperate, in N.A. from Newf. to AK and south to NC, AR, NM, and CA; Mex. | |
| Abundance | Frequent in the Mountains; rare in the northwestern Piedmont. It may form dense patches. This species is considered as S4 by the NCNHP, but the website editors feel that S3 is probably a better rank. | |
| Habitat | Marshes, river meadows and margins, seeps and springs in forests, fens. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-July. | |
| Identification | Reed Canary-grass is a robust perennial from tough, horizontal rhizomes. Stems usually grow 3-6 feet tall, with a terminal inflorescence a foot long and with short branches. The inflorescence begins a pale gray-green color, eventually turning tawny. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
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| Other Common Name(s) | None | |
| State Rank | S4 [S3] | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | OBL link |
| USACE-emp | FACW link |
