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Species of grass
Deschampsia flexuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Monocots
Clade :
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Genus:
Deschampsia
Species:
D. flexuosa
Binomial name
Deschampsia flexuosa
Synonyms
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Aira flexuosa L.
Arundo flexuosa (L.) Clairv.
Avena flexuosa (L.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer
Lerchenfeldia flexuosa (L.) Schur
Podionapus flexuosus (L.) Dulac
Salmasia flexuosa (L.) Bubani
Aira montana L.
Avena montana (L.) Weber
Aira caryophyllaea Leers
Aira arenaria F.W.Schmidtn.
Aira flexilis L. ex Giseke
Aira scabrosetacea Knapp
Aira versicolor Roem. & Schult.
Deschampsia alba Roem. & Schult.
Eriachne montana Steud.
Panicum rubigerum Steud.
Aira alpina Sobol. ex Rupr.
Avenella cuprina Schur
Aira vestita Steud.
Aira legei Boreau
Lerchenfeldia cuprina Schur
Aira euflexuosa Syme
Deschampsia stricta Hack.
Aira stricta (Hack.) Nyman
Aira collina (Dumort.) B.D.Jacks.
Deschampsia fuegina Phil.
Deschampsia martinii Phil.
Deschampsia tenella Phil.
Avena kawakamii Hayata
Deschampsia philippii Macloskie
Deschampsia ruwensorensis Chiov.
Deschampsia macloviana Gand.
Deschampsia montana (L.) Rouy
Deschampsia vestita (Steud.) Hauman & Parodi
Deschampsia kawakamii (Hayata) Honda
Deschampsia mairei Sennen
Lerchenfeldia vestita (Steud.) Tzvelev
Avenella stricta (Hack.) P.Silva
Lerchenfeldia montana (L.) A.P.Khokhr.
Avenella corsica (Tausch) Landolt
Deschampsia flexuosa , commonly known as wavy hair-grass , is a species of
bunchgrass in the
grass family widely distributed in
Eurasia ,
Africa ,
South America , and
North America .
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Description
Wavy hair-grass, Deschampsia flexuosa , has wiry leaves and delicate, shaking
panicles formed of silvery or purplish-brown flower heads on wavy, hair-like stalks.
The leaves are bunched in tight tufts with plants forming a very tussocky, low sward 5 to 20 cm tall before flowering, to 30 cm high.
Illustration of
D. flexuosa (including
D. caespitosa )
Mature inflorescence
Distribution and habitat
Deschampsia flexuosa is found naturally in dry
grasslands and on
moors and
heaths .
It is also an important component of the ground flora of birch and oak woodland.
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The plant has a preference for acidic, free-draining soil, and avoids chalk and limestone areas. It can exist over 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level.
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See also
References
External links
Deschampsia flexuosa Aira flexuosa