Poaceae

Antarctic hair grass

Deschampsia antarctica É.Desv.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Deschampsia

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Antarctic hair grass: Antarctic hair grass at Petermann Island/ Antarctica — Photo: Lomvi2, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (15)

Afrikaans: Antarktiese smele
Arabic: ديشمبية قطبية جنوبية
arz: ديشمبيه قطبيه جنوبيه
Chinese: 南極髮草, 南極毛草
English: Antarctic hair grass
Esperanto: Antarkta hargreso
Finnish: Antarktiksenlauha, Etelämantereenlauha
German: Antarktische Schmiele
Hungarian: Antarktiszi sédbúza
Japanese: ナンキョクコメススキ
Norwegian Bokmål: Antarktisk hårgress
Polish: Śmiałek antarktyczny
Russian: Луговик антарктический
Ukrainian: Щучник антарктичний
vls: Antarctisch hoargras

Synonyms

Aira antarctica Hook.
Airidium elegantulum Steud.
Deschampsia antarctica var. brevirostrata Hack. ex Dusén
Deschampsia elegantula (Steud.) Parodi
Deschampsia henrardii Kloos

Photos

Photo: Lomvi2, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erasmo Macaya Horta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Claurabert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pablo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ingvild Riska, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sharon Chester, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ingvild Riska, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pablo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ingvild Riska, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.