Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr.

Summary

Genus:

Calamovilfa

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Zoysieae

Subtribe:

Sporobolinae

Nomen number:

8369

Place of publication:

Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 35:2. 1901

Verified:

02/09/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Calamagrostis gigantea Nutt.

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Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. Arizona flora, ed. 2. 1969
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
Thieret, J. W. 1966. Synopsis of the genus Calamovilfa (Gramineae). Castanea 31:150.
Welsh, S. L. et al. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9. 1987

Common names

English
big sand-reed –
giant sand-reed –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	erosion control		Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8369. Accessed 21 July 2025.