| Collector | Laegaard, S. |
| Number | 71448 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Highest pass on road Tufiño - Maldonado. Paramo and superparamo. |
| Coordinates | 0° 48' N 77° 56' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 4100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 4200 |
| Start date | 1988/06/09 |
| End date | 1988/06/09 |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Identification | Calamagrostis effusa (Kunth)Steud. |
| Determined by | Laegaard, S. (AAU), 1992. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Small tufts, rhizomes. Growing in dense mat of Pernettya in exposed superparamo, 4200 m. |