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Deschampsia cespitosa

(L.) Beauv.

Tufted Hairgrass

G5Secure Found in 33 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.951466
Element CodePMPOA220H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDeschampsia
Synonyms
Deschampsia caespitosa(L.) Beauv.
Other Common Names
Deschampsie cespiteuse (FR)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for Deschampsia cespitosa as recognized by Barkworth in FNA (2007, vol. 24), including Deschampsia holcifornis (= D. cespitosa ssp. holcifornis) and D. beringensis (= D. cespitosa ssp. beringensis) as subspecies, recognizing three subspecies in total (holcifornis, beringensis, and cespitosa). Subspecies cespitosa includes D. cespitosa ssp. parviflora and plants called D. cespitosa var. glauca (Hartm.) Lindm., an illegitimate name. Barkworth in FNA (2007) recognizes D. mackenzieana as a distinct species (reported only for the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan), while Kartesz (1999) includes it in D. caespitosa (= D. cespitosa).
Conservation Status
Review Date2015-08-27
Change Date2015-08-27
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
NunavutS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkSNRYes
KentuckyS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IndianaS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
VirginiaS1Yes
WyomingS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IllinoisS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
WisconsinS3Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MarylandS1Yes
UtahSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
ColoradoS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
OhioS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS4Yes
South DakotaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (33)
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Black CinderLassen National Forest239
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mt. BidwellModoc National Forest11,687
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
North LakeInyo National Forest2,406
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
OlallieMt. Hood National Forest7,607
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Big Bear CreekManti-Lasal National Forest28,440
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.