Deschampsia cespitosa
Also known as: Aera caespitosa L. +18 more
- Aera caespitosa L.
- Aera cespitosa L.
- Agrostis cespitosa (L.) Salisb.
- Aira caespitosa L.
- Aira cespitosa L.
- Aira cespitosa subsp. alpina (L.) Killias, 1888
- Aira cespitosa var. hartmaniana Nyman
- Aira major subsp. cespitosa (L.) Syme
- Aira major Syme
- Avena cespitosa (L.) Griess., 1836
- Avena cespitosa (L.) Kuntze
- Avena disticha Clairv., 1811
- Campella cespitosa (L.) Link
- Czeniaevia melicoides Turcz., 1856
- Deschampsia alpina var. alpina
- Deschampsia ambigua P.Beauv. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Deschampsia bottnica f. subtriflora Holmb.
- Deschampsia breviaristata (Husn.) Rouy ex Prain, 1921
- Deschampsia cespitosa f. triflora Holmb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America, Deschampsia cespitosa is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, New Zealand, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cameroon, Central European Russia, Chatham Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Congo, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Hawaii, Lesotho, Macquarie Is., South Australia, South Georgia
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