Colors

Data mode

Account

Login
Sign up

Copy permalink to share

*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

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus

Heliophily : 9

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something wrong or missing on about Aira elegans? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months.


Cite as...