Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Small Flowered Ticklegrass, Tufted Hair Grass
Other regional names: Tussock Grass
- Tussock Grass
Also known as: ? bottonia Wahlenb. +16 more
- ? bottonia Wahlenb.
- ? genuina Reichenbach
- ? littoralis Gaudich.
- ? pallida K.Koch
- Aera alpina L.
- Agrostis caespitosa (L.) Salisb.
- Agrostis gredensis Gand.
- Agrostis vivipara Steud.
- Aira alpicola (Rydb.) Rydb.
- Aira alpina f. planifolia Norm.
- Aira alpina Roth ex Schur
- Aira alpina subsp. littoralis Asch. & Graebn.
- Aira alpina var. rhenana (Gremli) Brand
- Aira alpina var. vivipara (Steud.) Lange
- Aira alpina var. vivipara Parn.
- Aira altissima Lam.
- Aira altissima Moench
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa (commonly known as Small-Flowered Ticklegrass or Tufted Hair Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this subspecies is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Deschampsia cespitosa, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
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
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
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
Base Species & Variations