Poaceae
Calamagrostis varia
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Calamagrostis
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Common names
By language (7)
- Czech
- Třtina pestrá
- Dutch
- Bergstruisriet
- Finnish
- Gotlanninkastikka
- German
- Berg-Reitgras, Buntes Reitgras
- Hungarian
- Tarka nádtippan
- Polish
- Trzcinnik pstry
- Swedish
- Piggrör
Synonyms
- Agrostis varia (Schrad.) C.C.Gmel.
- Arundo acutifolia Pollini
- Arundo cylindrica J.Gay ex Steud.
- Arundo hostii Roem. & Schult.
- Arundo montana (Host) Roem. & Schult.
- Arundo nemorosa Schult.
- Arundo sedenensis Loisel.
- Arundo varia Schrad.
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. subbiflora Torges ex Zapal.
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. varia (Schrad.) Fiori
- Calamagrostis corsica (Hack.) Prain
- Calamagrostis hostii Roem. & Schult. ex Sweet
- Calamagrostis montana Host
- Calamagrostis montana var. balcanica Adamovic
- Calamagrostis sedenensis (Loisel.) Loisel.
- Calamagrostis silvatica var. montana (Host) Steud.
- Calamagrostis subulata Steud.
- Calamagrostis sylvatica subvar. gracillima Schur
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. alpestris Schur
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. colorata Meinsh.
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. montana Roem. & Schult. ex Arcang.
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. turfosa Schur
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. viridula Meinsh.
- Calamagrostis varia subsp. corsica (Hack.) Rouy
- Calamagrostis varia subsp. corsica (Hack. ex Briq.) Gamisans
- Calamagrostis varia subsp. montana (Host) K.Richt.
- Calamagrostis varia var. balcanica (Adamovic) Hayek
- Calamagrostis varia var. corsica Hack.
- Calamagrostis varia var. corsica Hack. ex Briq.
- Calamagrostis varia var. glauca Ducommun
- Calamagrostis varia var. purpurascens Griseb.
- Calamagrostis varia var. subbiflora Torges
- Deyeuxia montana var. hostii Endl.
- Deyeuxia sedenensis (Loisel.) P.Beauv.
- Deyeuxia varia (Schrad.) Kunth
- Deyeuxia varia subsp. corsica (Hack.) Kerguélen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Jean-Luc Gorremans, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.