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Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.

Tufted Hair-Grass

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Deschampsia (Hair-Grass)

Synonyms

Deschampsia cespitosa
Aira cespitosa
Deschampsia austrobohemica
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. alpicola
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. austrobohemica
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. gaudinii
Deschampsia gaudinii

Related species

Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. - Tufted Hair-Grass
Deschampsia media (Gouan) Roem. & Schult.

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Deschampsia cespitosa

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Deschampsia cespitosa

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Deschampsia cespitosa

Deschampsia cespitosa

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

  • in (periodically) wet habitats

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