*Aira praecox Linnaeus. Common name: Early Hair Grass, Spike Hairgrass. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for NC by Burk (1961), and collected in the NC Sandhills (B. Sorrie, pers.comm. 2004).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA24, G, HC, K4, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Tat, Va, Tucker (1996); = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Aira praecox L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Aira praecox - FNA24
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