Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.
(Wavy Hair-grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDeschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
GenusDeschampsia (a genus of 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 Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass) :
1: Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
22 Sep 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
Image 1: Foliage - close-upImage 2: Tussock with dead flowers in the evening sunshine
2: Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
31 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on recently cleared heathland
Image 1: Grass tussocks - close-up - late OctoberImage 2: Grass tussocks - late October
3: Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
29 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CulmsImage 2: InflorescenceImage 3: Inflorescence (2)Image 4: PlantImage 5: Spikelets
4: Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
15 Jul 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plant
5: Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
20 Jun 1974 OSGR: SE34 53° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Inflorescence

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gateley, P Deschampsia flexuosa: Wavy Hairgrass

Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hair-grass)
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