Aira praecox L.
(Early Hair-grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAira praecox (Early Hair-grass)
GenusAira (hair-grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass) :
1: Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass)
27 May 2001 OSGR: SU84 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Inflorescences - close-upImage 2: Inflorescences - close-up (2)Image 3: Plants - prostrate growth formImage 4: Plants - prostrate growth form (2)Image 5: Plants - upright growth formImage 6: Inflorescence portion - magnifiedImage 7: Ligule - magnifiedImage 8: Node - magnifiedImage 9: Spikelet - dissected - magnifiedImage 10: Spikelet - dissected - magnified (2)Image 11: Spikelet - dissected - magnified (3)Image 12: Spikelet - dissected - magnified (4)Image 13: Spikelet - magnifiedImage 14: Spikelet - magnified (2)
2: Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass)
22 May 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Young flowering shootsImage 3: Young flowering shoots (2)

Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass)
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