Poaceae
Silver hairgrass
Aira caryophyllea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Aira
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- خرطالية قرنفلية
- arz
- آيرا كاريوفيليا
- Catalan
- Canche caryophyllée
- Chinese
- 銀鬚草, 银须草
- Czech
- Ovsíček obecný
- Dutch
- Zilverhaver
- English
- Silver hairgrass, Silvery hair grass
- Finnish
- Sirolauhio, Sirolauha, Sirokääpiölauha
- French
- Canche caryophyllée
- German
- Nelken-Haferschmiele, Canche caryophyllée
- hsb
- Pyšna šmička
- Igbo
- Silver hairgrass
- Japanese
- ヌカススキ
- Latvian
- Neļķu aira
- Lithuanian
- Canche caryophyllée
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hvitsmyle
- Polish
- Śmiałka goździkowa
- Spanish
- Heno de Castilla, Heno del Nino Jesus, Heno del Nino Jesús, Heno del Niño Jesus, Heno del Niño Jesús, Limpiaplatos
- Swedish
- Vittåtel, Canche caryophyllée
- Welsh
- Brigwellt arian
Synonyms
- Agrostis caryophyllea (L.) Salisb.
- Aira aggregata Timeroy ex Bor.
- Aira aggregata var. sabulosa Mabille
- Aira armoricana F.Albers
- Aira bachiti Hochst. ex Chiov.
- Aira bachitii Hochst. ex C.E.Hubb.
- Aira baetica Trin.
- Aira canescens Host
- Aira caryophyllea f. pallescens Neuman
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. anceps (Ces., Pass. & Gibelli) Arcang.
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. armoricana (F.Albers) Kerguélen
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. multiculmis (Dumort.) Bonnier & Layens
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. multiculmis (Dumort.) Bonnier & Layens
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. plesiantha (Jord. ex Boreau) K.Richt.
- Aira caryophyllea subsp. reverchonii (Murb.) Maire
- Aira caryophyllea var. aggregata (Timeroy ex Bor.) Syme
- Aira caryophyllea var. aggregata (Timeroy ex Bor) Asch. & Graebn.
- Aira caryophyllea var. biaristata (Emb. & Maire) Maire
- Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllea
- Aira caryophyllea var. curta (Jord.) Rouy ex Douin
- Aira caryophyllea var. divergens N.H.F.Desp.
- Aira caryophyllea var. expansa K.Koch
- Aira caryophyllea var. hostii (Steud.) Rouy
- Aira caryophyllea var. latigluma (Steud.) C.E.Hubb.
- Aira caryophyllea var. magna P.Monts.
- Aira caryophyllea var. maior Gaudin
- Aira caryophyllea var. major Ducommun
- Aira caryophyllea var. major Brongn.
- Aira caryophyllea var. minima Tinant
- Aira caryophyllea var. minor Brongn.
- Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis (Dumort.) Dumort.
- Aira caryophyllea var. patulipes (Jord. ex A.Boreau) Syme
- Aira caryophyllea var. reverchonii (Murb.) Maire
- Aira caryophyllea var. saxatilis Trin.
- Aira caryophyllea var. suzana Podp.
- Aira curta Jord. ex Boreau
- Aira duriuscula Poir.
- Aira edouardii Reut. ex Jouve
- Aira fioriana Sennen
and 50 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.