Plants : PoaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

Wavy Hair-grass

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Deschampsia flexuosa

Description: A common fine-leaved grass of acid situations, especialy on the hills. Its common name refers to the wavy stalks of the flower spikelets.

All names: Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.; Aira flexuosa L.

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

iNaturalist: Deschampsia flexuosa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Deschampsia flexuosa. (L.) Trin.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2623. Accessed on 2026-11-02.