Avenella flexuosa (Linnaeus) Drejer
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Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Avenella flexuosa (Linnaeus) Drejer
- Common Name
- Wavy Hairgrass
- Synonym(s)
- Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Avenella flexuosa (Linnaeus) Drejer
- Comments
- Habitat
- Dry-mesic to dry (rarely mesic) montane forests, shale woodlands and barrens, and middle- to high-elevation barrens and outcrops; in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, it is usually restricted to forested bluffs and outcrops along major rivers; widespread on acidic and mafic substrates, but generally lacking from areas underlain by limestone and dolostone. Common in the mountains; infrequent and local in the Piedmont and inner Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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