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slender hairgrass
Scientific Name: Deschampsia elongata
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Slender Hairgrass (Deschampsia elongata)
Slender hairgrass, scientifically known as Deschampsia elongata, is a native bunchgrass found in western North America. It is also referred to simply as slender hairgrass.
Considerations for Pets
- Slender hairgrass has thin, soft stems and leaves.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro
- Common Name: Slender hairgrass, Slender Hair Grass
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Genus: Deschampsia
- Species: elongata
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to western North America, ranging from Alaska to Wyoming.
- Recorded rarely elsewhere on the continent.
- Found in partly-shaded, moist areas.
- Observed in locations such as Claremont Canyon restoration area, Oakland, CA, and Sacramento County: Cosumnes River.
Ecological Role
- Useful for erosion control along waterways, ditches, and streambanks.
- Acts as a nurse crop for slower-establishing species.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Moderate to fast-growing native bunchgrass.
- Cool-season, fine-textured grass.
- Acts as a biennial or short-lived perennial.
- Grows 25 to 80 cm tall from fibrous roots.
- Produces a small mound of dainty, fine-textured green grass.
- Upright tufts green up early in spring.
- Disappears in summer, dropping to a faint brown.
Further Information
- USDA Plants Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=deel
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life: Discover Life's page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Deschampsia elongata