Deschampsia danthonioides Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2691

Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro

Annual hairgrass

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Deschampsia danthonioides, a monocot, is an annual grass that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to North America.


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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Deschampsia

Communities: (many plant communities), Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Coastal Sage Scrub, wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Aira danthonioides
PLANTS:	Deschampsia calycina
PLANTS:	Deschampsia danthonioides var. gracilis
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More information about Deschampsia danthonioides


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (DEDA)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 19, 2019).