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Deschampsia elongata

(Hook.) Munro

Slender Hairgrass

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139163

Element CodePMPOA22080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusDeschampsia

Other Common Names

Deschampsie à panicule allongée (FR) slender hairgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-16

Change Date1987-09-29

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S2	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grouse Lakes	Tahoe National Forest	19,085
Middle Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	7,379

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Copper Mtns.	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	31,945

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
West - South Bachelor	Deschutes National Forest	25,994

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mahogany Range	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,409
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dark Divide	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	52,483

References (3)

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.
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.
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.