Plants : PoaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P.Beauv.

Tufted Hair-grass

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Deschampsia caespitosa

Description: This species forms dense clumps or tufts of long, narrow, very rough leaves and tall, rather graceful flowering shoots. Common, especially in damp places.

All names: Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P.Beauv.; Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) Beauv.; Aira cespitosa L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Deschampsia caespitosa at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Deschampsia caespitosa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Deschampsia caespitosa. (L.) P.Beauv.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2621. Accessed on 2026-11-02.