Genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae
Deschampsia is a
genus of plants in the
grass family , commonly known as hair grass
[6] or tussock grass . The genus is widespread across many countries.
[7]
[8]
The genus is named for French physician and naturalist
Louis Auguste Deschamps (1765–1842).
[7]
[9]
Deschampsia species are used as food plants by the
larvae of some species of
Lepidoptera , including
antler moth ,
the clay ,
clouded-bordered brindle ,
common wainscot ,
dark arches ,
dusky brocade ,
shoulder-striped wainscot ,
smoky wainscot and
wall .
Deschampsia sometimes grow in
boggy acidic formations, an example of which is the
Portlethen Moss , Scotland.
Deschampsia antarctica is
the world's most southern monocot,
[10]
[11] and one of only two
flowering plants of Antarctica .
[12]
[13]
Some species, such as D. cespitosa and D. flexuosa , are grown as ornamental garden plants.
Species
Deschampsia airiformis (Steud.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. –
Chile ,
Argentina
[5]
Deschampsia angusta Stapf & C.E.Hubb. –
Zaire ,
Kenya ,
Uganda
Deschampsia antarctica E.Desv. –
Chile ,
Argentina ,
Antarctica ,
Falkland Islands ,
South Georgia ,
Crozet Islands ,
Heard-McDonald Islands ,
Kerguelen Islands ,
South Sandwich Islands
Deschampsia argentea Lowe –
Azores ,
Madeira ,
Canary Islands
Deschampsia atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Scheele – northern Eurasia, North America,
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia baicalensis Tzvelev –
Irkutsk
Deschampsia berteroniana (Kunth) F.Meigen –
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia bottnica (Wahlenb.) Trin. –
Kvarken Archipelago (part of
Finland )
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P.Beauv. – temperate, subarctic, and alpine regions in North America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, various islands
Deschampsia chapmanii Petrie – New Zealand incl
Antipodes ,
Macquarie Islands
Deschampsia christophersenii C.E.Hubb. –
Tristan da Cunha
Deschampsia cordillerarum Hauman –
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro – Annual hairgrass –
Alaska ,
Yukon ,
British Columbia , western USA, Mexico
Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro –
Chile ,
Argentina , United States including
Alaska , Canada, Mexico
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin – Eurasia, alpine areas in Africa; northern North America, southern South America,
Falkland Islands
Deschampsia foliosa Hack. –
Azores
Deschampsia gracillima Kirk New Zealand including
Antipodes ,
Tasmania
Deschampsia kingii (Hook.f.) É.Desv. –
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia klossii Ridl. –
Lesser Sunda Islands ,
New Guinea
Deschampsia koelerioides Regel –
Siberia ,
Central Asia , China,
Mongolia ,
Afghanistan ,
Pakistan
Deschampsia laxa Phil. –
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia leskovii Tzvelev – northern
European Russia
Deschampsia liebmanniana (E.Fourn.) Hitchc. – Mexico
Deschampsia ligulata (Stapf) Henrard –
Borneo
Deschampsia looseriana Parodi –
Chile
Deschampsia maderensis (Hack. & Bornm.) Buschm. –
Madeira
Deschampsia media (Gouan) Roem. & Schult. – central and southern Europe,
Morocco ,
Caucasus
Deschampsia mejlandii C.E.Hubb. –
Tristan da Cunha
Deschampsia mendocina Parodi –
Argentina
†
Deschampsia mexicana Scribn. – Mexico, apparently extinct
Deschampsia mildbraedii Pilg. –
Cameroon
Deschampsia nubigena Hillebr. –
Hawaii
Deschampsia parvula (Hook.f.) É.Desv. –
Chile ,
Argentina ,
Falkland Islands ,
Anvers Island
Deschampsia patula (Phil.) Skottsb. –
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia pusilla Petrie – New Zealand South Island
Deschampsia robusta C.E.Hubb. –
Tristan da Cunha
Deschampsia setacea (Huds.) Hack. – northern and western Europe
Deschampsia tenella Petrie – New Zealand
Deschampsia venustula Parodi –
Chile ,
Argentina
Deschampsia wacei C.E.Hubb. -
Tristan da Cunha
Formerly included
Deschampsia formerly included many species now placed in other genera, such as
Aira ,
Antinoria ,
Bromus ,
Calamagrostis ,
Centropodia ,
Colpodium ,
Dissanthelium ,
Holcus ,
Periballia ,
Peyritschia ,
Poa ,
Trisetum and
Vahlodea .
[5]
References
^
"Genus: Deschampsia P. Beauv" . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Archived from
the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-07 .
^ lectotype designated by Nash in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 1: 215. 7 Jun (1913)
^
Tropicos, Deschampsia P.Beauv.
^ illustration circa 1920 from Bilder ur Nordens Flora by
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
^
a
b
c
"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" .
^
"Deschampsia " .
Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2011-03-07 .
^
a
b
Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 91 descriptions in Latin, etymology explained in French
^
Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie, plate XVIII (18) figure III (3) line drawing of Deschampsia cespitosa
^
Jstor Deschamps, Louis Auguste (1765-1842)
^
Young, Mark C., ed. (1955).
Guinness Book of World Records 1997 .
Guinness Publishing Ltd. pp.
42 .
ISBN
0-9652383-0-X .
^
Wali, Mohan K.; Evrendilek, Fatih; Fennessy, M. Siobhan (July 2009).
The Environment: Science, Issues, and Solutions . CRC Press. p. 21.
ISBN
978-1-4200-0733-6 . Retrieved 25 Sep 2016 .
^ Smith, Ronald I.L.. 1984 Terrestrial plant biology of the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic. In: Laws, R.M., (ed.) Antarctic Ecology, vol. 1. London, Academic Press, 61-162.
^ Holderegger, Rolf; Stehlik, Ivana; Lewis Smith, Ronald I.; Abbott, Richard J. (May 2003).
"Populations of Antarctic Hairgrass (Deschampsia antarctica) Show Low Genetic Diversity" . Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research . 35 (2): 214–217.
doi :
10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0214:POAHDA]2.0.CO;2 .