Poaceae
Slender hairgrass
Deschampsia elongata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Deschampsia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- ديشمبية متطاولة
- English
- Slender hairgrass
Synonyms
- Aira aciphylla Franch.
- Aira aciphylla var. pumila Franch.
- Aira vaseyana Rydb.
- Deschampsia aciphylla (Franch.) Speg.
- Deschampsia aciphylla var. pumila (Franch.) Macloskie
- Deschampsia ciliata (Vasey) Rydb.
- Deschampsia elongata var. ciliata Vasey
- Deschampsia elongata var. tenuis Vasey
- Deyeuxia schaffneri E.Fourn.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.