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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Deschampsia cespitosa
Phenology Observation Sheet for Grasses

COMMON NAME

Tufted hair grass

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Deschampsia cespitosa

Plant family

Grass (Poaceae)

Plant group

Grasses

Perennial with numerous nodding stems. The panicles (seed heads) are open and loose. It grows from 20 to 60in tall, prefers poorly drained soils.
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Perennial with numerous nodding stems. The panicles (seed heads) are open and loose. It grows from 20 to 60 in tall, prefers poorly drained soils.
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According to the USDA, Tufted hairgrass is important in a number of projects, including mine reclamation, wet prairie restoration, and bio-filtration swales. It is also a useful forage species for cattle and wildlife like antelope, bison, and many species of butterfly.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Connecticut , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , Nevada , New York , Ohio , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Dakota , Utah , Virginia , Vermont , Washington , Wisconsin , West Virginia , Wyoming
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