Participant Info

Species

Deschampsia cespitosa [Agrostis cespitosa] [Aira cespitosa] [Aira major]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

tufted hair-grass, tufted hairgrass

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1913

LatestDate

2023

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

La Manga, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. In the Watershed tufted hairgrass ranges from basin to alpine, with most collections coming from the west-side mountain ranges. Perennial and cool-season, Deschampsia cespitosa is common in montane mesic meadows and provides forage or all kinds of wildlife. The USA distribution is all Western states, with location near the Canadian border stretching from the Great Plains to Maine. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage down to the Mexican border but not into Texas.

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