Aira caryophyllea L. var. caryophyllea

vernacular silver hairgrass — variety · Poaceae

USDA: AICAC2
GBIF: 7747216 syn.
Rank: variety

silver hairgrass (Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllea) — Platephotograph · Mike LuskCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae Barnhart
Genus: Aira

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Introduced
CAN Canada Introduced
HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 84 counties across 12 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 84 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state