*Aira caryophyllea Linnaeus. Common name: Silver Hair Grass. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FlGr, G, HC, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NS, POWO, RAB, Tat, Va, WH3, Tucker (1996); = Aira caryophyllaea Leers — Il, misspelling; = Aira caryophyllea L. var. caryophyllea — Ar, ETx1, FNA24, K4, NE, NY, POWO, Tn; = Aspris caryophyllea (L.) Nash — S. Basionym: Aira caryophyllea L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllea - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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