Species
Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted hair grass)
Deschampsia cespitosa. Photo: (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Deschampsia cespitosa, commonly known as tufted hairgrass or tussock grass is a perennial tufted plant in the grass family Poaceae. Distribution of this Deschampsia grass species is widespread including the eastern and western coasts of North America, parts of South America, Eurasia and Australia.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
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Order: Poales (Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)
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Family: Poaceae (Grasses)
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Subfamily: Pooideae
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Tribe: Poeae
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Subtribe: Holcinae
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Genus: Deschampsia (Hair grass)
- Species: Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted hair grass)
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Genus: Deschampsia (Hair grass)
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Subtribe: Holcinae
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Tribe: Poeae
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Subfamily: Pooideae
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Family: Poaceae (Grasses)
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Order: Poales (Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)
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Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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