Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Deschampsia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
In our area, D. cespitosa is at its southern limit and is a rare species limited to barrens and outcrops over mafic or ultramafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Deschampsia cespitosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Deschampsia caespitosa ssp. caespitosa
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-34-001:
Deschampsia caespitosa var. glauca FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Deschampsia caespitosa
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aira caespitosa
COMMON NAME:
Tufted Hairgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_deca18_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_deca18_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Deschampsia cespitosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Deschampsia caespitosa ssp. caespitosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-34-001:
Deschampsia caespitosa var. glauca
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Deschampsia caespitosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aira caespitosa
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Thin soil of rock outcrops or barrens over calcareous, mafic, and ultramafic rocks (such as serpentine, amphibolite, limestone, and dolostone), seepages, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Summer
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain red
Grain
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