''Cinna'' is a small genus of
grasses
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known by the common name woodreeds. There are only four known species but they are quite widespread in the
Americas
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and northern
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.
Woodreeds are perennial grasses with long, soft
panicle
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inflorescences. They are found in moist areas, especially near bodies of water.
; Species
[The Plant List search for Cinna]
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* '' Cinna arundinacea'' - sweet woodreed, stout woodreed - eastern Canada, eastern + central United States
* ''Cinna bolanderi
''Cinna bolanderi'' is a species of grass known by the common names Bolander's woodreed and Sierran woodreed. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in meadows and forest, especially in moist areas. It can reach two mete ...
'' - Bolander's woodreed - central California
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, Tulare, Mariposa Cos)
* '' Cinna latifolia'' - drooping woodreed - northern Eurasia
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from Norway to Japan + Magadan
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territories; northern + western United States
* ''Cinna poiformis
Cinna may refer to:
* Cornelii Cinnae, an ancient Roman family
:* Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Roman consul four consecutive times in the 80s BC and at the time of his death the father-in-law of Julius Caesar
:* Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus, a conspi ...
'' - Mexico, Central America
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, Venezuela
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, Colombia
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, Peru
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, Bolivia
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; formerly included[
species now considered better suite to other genera: '']Agrostis
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Andropogon
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Arctagrostis
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Calamagrostis
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Dichelachne
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