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Taxon:  Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.



Summary
Genus:
Deschampsia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Holcinae
Nomen number:
316647
Place of publication:
Ess. Agrostogr. 91, 149, 160. 1812 "caespitosa"
Verified:
01/12/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
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. holciformis (J. Presl) W. E. Lawr. (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
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Common names
English
tufted hair grass –
tussock grass –
French
aire gazonnante –
canche flexueuse –
canche gazonnante –
German
Rasenschmiele –
Italian
aira cespitosa –
Spanish
grama del monte –
Swedish
tuvtåtel –
Transcribed Chinese
fa cao –
Transcribed Korean
jomsaepul –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial GuineaBioko 
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaido 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFaroe Islands  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSvalbard and Jan Mayen  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuebec 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territory 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon Territory 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquen 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTierra del Fuego 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2Cultivated     
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Equatorial Guinea [Bioko], Zaire
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Arunachal Pradesh], Pakistan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [North Carolina, Virginia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chubut, Mendoza, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego], Chile
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Animal foodforage Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Environmentalerosion control Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Environmentallawn/turf Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Environmentalrevegetator Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
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=316647. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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