*Aira elegans Willdenow ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Elegant Hair Grass, Annual Silver Hairgrass. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe. Reported for Calloway County, KY (Abbott & Thompson 2019).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy: = F, G, HC, K1, K4, Mo1, RAB, Tx, Va; = Aira capillaris Host – Tat; = Aira caryophyllea L. var. capillaris (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Mutel – Ar, ETx1, FNA24, NcTx, Tn; = Aira elegantissima Schur – C, K3, Tucker (1996); = Aspris capillaris (Host) Hitchc. – S
Heliophily: 9
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