Poaceae
Annual hairgrass
Deschampsia danthonioides
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Deschampsia
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Deschampsia danthonioidesPoaceae
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Annual hairgrass
Synonyms
- Aira calycina (J.Presl) Steud.
- Aira danthonioides Trin.
- Deschampsia calycina J.Presl
- Deschampsia danthonioides var. gracilis (Vasey) Munz
- Deschampsia gracilis Vasey
- Trisetum glabrum Buckley
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
More in Deschampsia
- Tufted hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaPoaceae
- Antarctic hair grassDeschampsia antarcticaPoaceae
- Bog hair grassDeschampsia setaceaPoaceae
- Deschampsia chapmaniiPoaceae
- Slender hairgrassDeschampsia elongataPoaceae
- Deschampsia mediaPoaceae
- Deschampsia waceiPoaceae
- Tussock grassDeschampsia angustaPoaceae
- Deschampsia berteroanaPoaceae
- Scribner's grassDeschampsia bolanderiPoaceae
- Deschampsia gracillimaPoaceae
- Deschampsia koelerioidesPoaceae
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.