Deschampsia cespitosa |
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or grass Hardiness zones: 4-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost |
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Origins: Australia, NSW, VIC, TAS, New Zealand, Europe-W Russia, Russia, UK, Tropical Africa, SW Asia-Middle East, India-Subcontinent, China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan, North America, USA, Mexico, South America Other Botanical Names: Agrostis cespitosa, A. gredensis, Aira alpicola, A. alpina, A. altissima, A. ambigua, A. andraei, A. arctica, A. aristulata, A. australis, A. bottnica, A. breviaristata, A. cespitosa, A. chrysophaena, A. cuprina, A. curtifolia, A. festucoides, A. glauca, A. glomerata, A. hartmaniana, A. x hybrida, A. laevigata, A. latifolia, A. litoralis, A. media var. congesta, A. micans, A. x neumaniana, A. paludosa, A. parviflora, A. pulchra, A. pungens, A. stolonifera, A. sukatschewii, A. turczaninowii, A. vivipara, A. wibeliana, A. wilhelmsii, Avena alpina, A. cespitosa, A. paludosa, Calamagrostis arundo, C. grata, Campella cespitosa, Czerniaevia melicoides, Deschampsia aenea, D. aleutica, D. alpicola, D. alpina, D. altaica, D. ambigua, D. anadyrensis Other Common Names: | ||||||||
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