Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa

Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa (= Aira flexuosa, Avenella flexuosa, Avenella flexuosa ssp. montana), commonly known as Wavy Hair Grass, is a grass.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa 11.1 History 11.2 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was not until some time later, however, that Carl Bernhard von Trinius reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Wavy Hair Grass is a variety in the genus Deschampsia (hair grass) which contains 40 species and belongs to the family of the Poaceae (Grass Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The plants grow to a height of approximately 0,6 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are linear with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The plants bloom from June to July. The flowers are arranged in panicles.

The fruits are caryopses.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa is native to the whole of Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, north Iran, west Sibiria, east Sibiria, Sakhalin, the Kamtschatka Peninsula, Japan, Taiwan, Marocco, Algeria, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, the central Northeast, the Northeast, the southern prairie states and the southeast of the US, Argentina and Chile and is naturalized in New Guinea, the Philippines, Borneo and New Zealand.

[edit] Cultivation

The Wavy Hair Grass prefers a sunny to half shady site. It grows best in pebbly, loamy soil that is dry to moderately moist.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa

[edit] History

[edit] Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosafr:Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa