PLANTS Profile for Deschampsia flexuosa (wavy hairgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.
wavy hairgrass

Symbol:

DEFL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I?
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 216. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

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Distribution:
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Deschampsia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. var. flexuosa. .

Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa
wavy hairgrass

Distribution of Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. var. montana (L.) Ducomm.. .

Deschampsia flexuosa var. montana
mountain wavy hairgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Deschampsia P. Beauv. – hairgrass
Species	Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. – wavy hairgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
crinkled hair grass		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40595.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 04:03 PM CDT