Plants : PoaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Aira praecox L.

Early Hair-grass

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Aira praecox

Description: A small pale hairless annual grass species with bristle-like leaves and a tight spike-like inflorescence. It is common on rocks and walls and other dry bare places.

All names: Aira praecox L.

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

iNaturalist: Aira praecox at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Aira praecox. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2625. Accessed on 2026-11-02.