Aira caryophyllea

Aira caryophyllea

Taxobox
name = "Aira caryophyllea"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Pooideae
genus = "Aira"
species = "A. caryophyllea"
binomial = "Aira caryophyllea"
binomial_authority = L.
synonyms =

"Aira caryophyllea" is a species of grass known by the common name silver hairgrass. This is a species which is native to Europe but has been introduced to other continents, including North America, where it is naturalized and common. This is a light green grass which has a silvery sheen on its spikelets before it dries and becomes straw-colored to white. The spikelets are borne on a spreading panicle inflorescence.

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AICA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8788,8789 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Aira_caryophyllea&type=treatment Species account]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Aira+caryophyllea Photo gallery]


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