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June 2025

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Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br.

This species name was first published in Narr. Journey Polar Sea : 731 (1823)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000857902.

Synonyms of Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Arundo purpurascens (R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f. Mant. 3: 603 (1827) wfo-0000851059
Calamagrostis arundinacea f. purpurascens (R.Br.) Gelert Fl. Arct. : 103 (1902) wfo-0000856997
Calamagrostis arundinacea var. purpurascens (R.Br.) Porsild Meddel. Grønland 47: 261 (1910) wfo-0000857029
Calamagrostis purpurascens var. vaseyi M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 14: 9 (1912) wfo-0000857918
Calamagrostis vaseyi Beal Grass. N. Amer. 2: 344 (1896) wfo-0000858158
Deyeuxia purpurascens (R.Br.) Kunth Révis. Gramin. 1: 77 (1829) wfo-0000863158
Calamagrostis purpurascens var. purpurascens wfo-0001096454
Calamagrostis purpurascens var. typica Louis-Marie Rev. Oka Agron. Inst. Agric. 20: 155 (1946) wfo-0001379768

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link