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Deschampsia media (Gouan) Roem. & Schult.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Deschampsia

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Common names

By language (2)
French
Canche intermédiaire
German
Binsen-Schmiele

Synonyms

  • Aira alpina Savi
  • Aira caespitosa var. juncea (Vill.) Döll
  • Aira caespitosa var. media (Gouan) Bonnet
  • Aira capillaris Savi
  • Aira caryophyllea Bertol.
  • Aira cespitosa subsp. media (Gouan) Douin
  • Aira cespitosa var. juncea (Vill.) Döll
  • Aira juncea Vill.
  • Aira media Gouan
  • Aira media var. congesta Font Quer
  • Aira media var. juncea (Vill.) Nyman
  • Aira media var. seslerioides Mutel
  • Aira pumila Vill. ex Trin.
  • Aira refracta Lag.
  • Aira subaristata Faye ex Andersson
  • Aira subtriflora Lag.
  • Aira triflora Roem. & Schult.
  • Calamagrostis leersii Koeler
  • Campella media (Gouan) Link
  • Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. convoluta (Rouy) P.Fourn.
  • Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. juncea (Vill.) Rouy
  • Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. media (Gouan) Husn.
  • Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. subtriflora (Lag.) Ehr.Bayer & G.López
  • Deschampsia cespitosa var. angustifolia Merino
  • Deschampsia cespitosa var. congesta (Font Quer) Ehr.Bayer & G.López
  • Deschampsia cespitosa var. convoluta (Rouy) P.Fourn.
  • Deschampsia elegans Sennen
  • Deschampsia juncea (Vill.) P.Beauv.
  • Deschampsia media f. elegans (Sennen) Cervi & Romo
  • Deschampsia media subsp. masclansii Cervi & Romo
  • Deschampsia media subsp. refracta (Lag.) Paunero
  • Deschampsia media var. congesta (Font Quer) F.M.Vázquez
  • Deschampsia media var. masclansii (Cervi & Romo) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Deschampsia media var. subaristata Schmalh.
  • Deschampsia refracta (Lag.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Deschampsia subtriflora Parl.
  • Schismus gouanii Trin.
  • Schismus villarsii Trin.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.