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Taxon:  Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. holciformis (J. Presl) W. E. Lawr.



Summary
Genus:
Deschampsia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Holcinae
Nomen number:
412690
Place of publication:
Amer. J. Bot. 32:302. 1945
Verified:
02/25/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. (2 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. alpina (L.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. beringensis (Hulten) W. E. Lawr. (7 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. borealis (Trautv.) A. Love & D. Love (0 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. brevifolia (R. Br.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. cespitosa (0 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. obensis (Roshev.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. orientalis Hulten (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Deschampsia holciformis J. Presl

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Reference(s)
  1. Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
  2. Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
  3. Peck, M. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 1941
  4. Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
Common names
English
California hair grass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412690. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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