Avenella flexuosa (Linnaeus) Drejer. Common Hairgrass, Wavy Hairgrass. Phen: Apr-Aug. Hab: Grassy balds, high elevation rocky summits, rocky or sandy woodlands. Dist: Circumboreal, ranging south in North America to n. GA, OH, WI, and MN; disjunct in AR and OK, and in Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Mi, NY, Va, Chiapella (2007); = Aira flexuosa L. – S; = Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. – Ar, C, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K3, K4, Meso6, NE, Pa, RAB, S13, Tat, Tn, W, WV, Tucker (1996); > Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. var. flexuosa – F, K1; > Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. var. montana (L.) Griseb. – F, K1
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 7
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