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Aira caryophyllea

Silvery Hairgrass

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154681

Element CodePMPOA05010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusAira

Synonyms

Aira caryophyllaeaL.

Other Common Names

Canche caryophyllée (FR) Silver Hairgrass (EN) silver hairgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Virginia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (11)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Barker Valley	Cleveland National Forest	11,940
East Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	27,894
North Mountain	Stanislaus National Forest	7,856
West Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	37,516

Oregon (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Willamette National Forest	53
Elkhorn	Willamette National Forest	9,380
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417
South Kalmiopsis	Siskiyou National Forests	104,477
Woahink	Siuslaw National Forest	5,309

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.