Taxon: Avenella flexuosa (L.) Parl.

Summary

Genus:

Avenella

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Airinae

Nomen number:

404477

Place of publication:

Fl. ital. 1:246. 1848

Verified:

01/28/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (7 active, 5 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Aira flexuosa L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.

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Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lerchenfeldia flexuosa (L.) Schur
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:172-173.

Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
English	crinkled hair grass	as Deschampsia flexuosa	1	Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
English	wavy hair grass	as Deschampsia flexuosa	1	Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
French	deschampsie flexueuse	as Deschampsia flexuosa	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Italian	aira flessuosa		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish	kruståtel		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native			Romania
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	Le Flore Co.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.

Native

REGION:

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation [Saratov], Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota, Oklahoma (Le Flore Co.), Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia (n.), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile

Naturalized
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	erosion control	as Deschampsia flexuosa	Englert, J. 1999. New and upcoming native grass releases from the Eastern US Plant Materials Centers. Proceedings of the Second Eastern Native Grass Symposium, November 17-19, 1999. Baltimore, Maryland 2:131.
Weed	potential seed contaminant	as Deschampsia flexuosa	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2023. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404477. Accessed 5 December 2023.