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Deschampsia elongata

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Deschampsia elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Deschampsia
Species:
D. elongata
Binomial name
Deschampsia elongata
(Hook.) Munro

Deschampsia elongata is a species of grass known by the common name slender hairgrass.[1]

Distribution

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It is native to western North America from Alaska to Wyoming to northern Mexico, and South America in Chile. It grows at all elevations, often in moist areas.

Description

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It is a perennial grass forming dense clumps sometimes exceeding a meter in height. Most of the leaves are located in a tuft about the base of the stems.[2] The inflorescence is a thin row of V-shaped spikelets arranged parallel to and mostly flat against the stem.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Slender Hairgrass". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Slender Hairgrass_USDA NRCS_Plant Fact Sheet" (PDF).
  3. ^ "slender hairgrass_Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016.
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