''Calamagrostis nardifolia'' is a species of

grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

native to the southern

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

Description

''Calamagrostis nardifolia'' grows up to high, and bears a

panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

of flowers, by . Each spikelet is long and contains a single fertile floret.

Ecology

''Calamagrostis nardifolia'' is one of the fodder species preferred by vicuñas during the wet season.

References

nardifolia Flora of the Andes Plants described in 1874 Taxa named by Eduard Hackel {{Pooideae-stub