''Deschampsia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 91
descriptions in Latin, etymology explained in French The genus is named for French physician and naturalist Louis Auguste Deschamps (1765–1842). ''Deschampsia'' species are used as food plants by the

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...

e of some species of Lepidoptera, including

antler moth ''Cerapteryx graminis'', the antler moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout most of Europe but is lacking in the very dry southern regions. The northernmost occurrence is Iceland, and above the Arctic circle. It ...

, the clay, clouded-bordered brindle, common wainscot, dark arches, dusky brocade, shoulder-striped wainscot,

smoky wainscot ''Mythimna impura'', the smoky wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is distributed throughout most of the Palearctic realm from Ireland in the west of Europe east to the Caucas ...

and

wall A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative. There are many kinds of walls, including: * Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the sup ...

. ''Deschampsia'' sometimes grow in

boggy A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; ...

acidic formations, an example of which is the

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, Scotland. ''

Deschampsia antarctica ''Deschampsia antarctica'', the Antarctic hair grass, is one of two flowering plants native to Antarctica, the other being ''Colobanthus quitensis'' (Antarctic pearlwort). They mainly occur on the South Orkney Islands, the South Shetland Island ...

'' is the world's most southern monocot, and one of only two flowering plants of Antarctica. Some species, such as ''D. cespitosa'' and ''D. flexuosa'', are grown as ornamental garden plants.

Species

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Deschampsia airiformis ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

'' (Steud.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. –

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Deschampsia angusta ''Deschampsia angusta'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda. Its natural habitat is Alpine wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for year ...

'' Stapf & C.E.Hubb. –

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Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...

, South Georgia, Crozet Islands, Heard-McDonald Islands, Kerguelen Islands,

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* '' Deschampsia argentea'' Lowe –

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, Madeira, Canary Islands * '' Deschampsia atropurpurea'' (Wahlenb.) Scheele – northern Eurasia, North America,

* '' Deschampsia baicalensis'' Tzvelev – Irkutsk * '' Deschampsia berteroniana'' (Kunth) F.Meigen –

* '' Deschampsia bottnica'' (Wahlenb.) Trin. – Kvarken Archipelago (part of

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Deschampsia cespitosa ''Deschampsia cespitosa'', commonly known as tufted hairgrass or tussock grass, is a perennial tufted plant in the grass family Poaceae. Distribution of this species is widespread including the eastern and western coasts of North America, parts o ...

'' (L.) P.Beauv. – temperate, subarctic, and alpine regions in North America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, various islands * ''

Deschampsia chapmanii ''Deschampsia chapmanii'' is a plant species in the grass (Poaceae) family, native to New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Etymology The genus, ''Deschampsia,'' was named for Louis Auguste Deschamps who served as surgeon (and botanist) in the exp ...

'' Petrie – New Zealand incl Antipodes, Macquarie Islands * ''

Deschampsia christophersenii ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena a ...

* '' Deschampsia cordillerarum'' Hauman –

* '' Deschampsia danthonioides'' (Trin.) Munro – Annual hairgrass –

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Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, western USA, Mexico * '' Deschampsia elongata'' (Hook.) Munro –

, United States including

, Canada, Mexico * ''

Deschampsia flexuosa ''Deschampsia flexuosa'', commonly known as wavy hair-grass, is a species of bunchgrass in the grass family widely distributed in Eurasia, Africa, South America, and North America. Description Wavy hair-grass, ''Deschampsia flexuosa'', has wiry ...

'' (L.) Trin – Eurasia, alpine areas in Africa; northern North America, southern South America,

* '' Deschampsia foliosa'' Hack. –

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Deschampsia gracillima ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

'' Kirk New Zealand including Antipodes,

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* '' Deschampsia kingii'' (Hook.f.) É.Desv. –

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Deschampsia klossii ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

'' Ridl. – Lesser Sunda Islands,

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* '' Deschampsia koelerioides'' Regel –

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...

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, China,

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* '' Deschampsia laxa'' Phil. –

* '' Deschampsia leskovii'' Tzvelev – northern European Russia * ''

Deschampsia liebmanniana ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

'' (E.Fourn.) Hitchc. – Mexico * '' Deschampsia ligulata'' (Stapf) Henrard –

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Deschampsia looseriana ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

'' Parodi –

* '' Deschampsia maderensis'' (Hack. & Bornm.) Buschm. – Madeira * '' Deschampsia media'' (Gouan) Roem. & Schult. – central and southern Europe,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...

* '' Deschampsia mejlandii'' C.E.Hubb. –

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena a ...

* '' Deschampsia mendocina'' Parodi –

* †'' Deschampsia mexicana'' Scribn. – Mexico, apparently extinct * ''

Deschampsia mildbraedii ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

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Deschampsia nubigena ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

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* '' Deschampsia parvula'' (Hook.f.) É.Desv. –

Anvers Island Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, the largest in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was discovered by John Biscoe in 1832 and named in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic ...

* '' Deschampsia patula'' (Phil.) Skottsb. –

* '' Deschampsia pusilla'' Petrie – New Zealand South Island * '' Deschampsia robusta'' C.E.Hubb. –

* '' Deschampsia setacea'' (Huds.) Hack. – northern and western Europe * '' Deschampsia tenella'' Petrie – New Zealand * '' Deschampsia venustula'' Parodi –

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Deschampsia wacei ''Deschampsia wacei'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Its natural habitat is swamps. References

Deschampsia, wacei Flora of Tristan da Cunha Data deficient plants Taxo ...

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Formerly included

''Deschampsia'' formerly included many species now placed in other genera, such as '' Aira'', ''

Antinoria ''Antinoria'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Antinoria agrostidea'' (DC.) Parl. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia * '' Antinoria insularis'' Parl. - Spain, Portugal, France ...

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Bromus ''Bromus'' is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 ...

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Calamagrostis ''Calamagrostis'' (reed grass or smallweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of ''Calamagrostis'' general ...

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Centropodia ''Centropodia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Centropodia forsskalii'' (Vahl) Cope - Sahara, Middle East, Central Asia * '' Centropodia fragilis'' (Guinet & Sauvage) Cope - Sahara , Sinai, Arabian Pe ...

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Colpodium ''Colpodium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Asia but with a few species on certain mountains in Africa. ; SpeciesMill, R. R. 1985. ''Eremopoa, Nephelochloa, Catabrosella, Colpodium, Hyalopoa, Catabrosa, Paracolpo ...

'', '' Dissanthelium'', '' Holcus'', ''

Periballia ''Periballia'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Periballia involucrata'' (Cav.) Janka - Spain, Portugal * '' Periballia laevis'' (Brot.) Asch. & Graebn. - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Crimea; naturalized in pa ...

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Peyritschia ''Peyritschia'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Peyritschia conferta'' (Pilg.) Finot - Venezuela, Ecuador * '' Peyritschia deyeuxioides'' (Kunth) Finot - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuad ...

'', '' Poa'', '' Trisetum'' and '' Vahlodea''.

References

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