Deschampsia cespitosa: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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| work = African Plants Database

| publisher = [[Natural History Museum of Geneva|South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève]] and Tela Botanica

}}</ref> is a [[perennial]] tufted plant in the grass family [[Poaceae]].<ref>''Jepson Manual''. 1993</ref> Distribution of this [[Deschampsia]] grass species is widespread including the eastern and western coasts of North America, parts of South America, and Eurasia.

==Description==

[[Image:Deschampsia cespitosa seed.jpg |left|thumb|Seed]]▼

It can be found on all types of grassland, although it prefers poorly drained soil. It forms a major component of the [[British NVC community MG9]] - [[Holcus lanatus]] to Deschampsia cespitosa [[Mesotrophic]] grasslands. It can exist up to altitudes of 4000 ft.<ref>Grasses by C E Hubbard, 1978, published by Penguin books</ref>

A distinguishing feature is the upper surface of the leaf blade which feels rough and can cut in one direction, but is smooth in the opposite direction. The upper side of the leaves are deeply grooved, and are dark green.

It can grow to 1.5 metres tall, and has a long, narrow, pointed ligule.<ref>http://www.bsbi.org.uk/identification.html [[BSBI]] Identification Resources website</ref>

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▲[[Image:Deschampsia cespitosa seed.jpg |left|thumb|Seed]]

Image:Deschampsia cespitosa ligula.jpeg |Ligule is long and pointed

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==North America==