Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora

Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora

Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aristaveninae
Genus: Deschampsia
Species: Deschampsia cespitosa
Subspecies: D. c. subsp. parviflora

Name

Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora (Thuill.) Dumort., Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 120 (1824)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aira cespitosa var. pallida Klett & Richt. in Fl. Leipzig: 84 (1830)
  • Aira cespitosa var. parviflora (Thuill.) Lej. in Fl. Spa 1: 45 (1811)
  • Aira cespitosa var. parviflora (Thuill.) Loisel. in Fl. Gall.: 46 (1806)
  • Aira cespitosa subsp. parviflora (Thuill.) Schübl. & G.Martens in Fl. Würtemberg: 68 (1834)
  • Aira parviflora Thuill. in Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 38 (1799)
  • Deschampsia cespitosa var. pallida (Klett & Richt.) Godr. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Godron, Fl. France Corse 3: 357, 507 (1856)
  • Deschampsia cespitosa f. pallida (Klett & Richt.) Holmb. in Skand. Fl. 2: 166 (1926)
  • Deschampsia cespitosa var. parviflora (Thuill.) Coss. & Germ. in Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris, éd. 2: 806 (1861), nom. superfl.
  • Deschampsia parviflora (Thuill.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 91 (1812)
• Heterotypic
  • Deschampsia cespitosa var. pallida St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 918 (1889), nom. illeg.
  • Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora Jáv. & Soó in Magyar Növényvilág Kézikönyve 2: 949 (1951)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Europe Regional: Northern Europe Baltic States, Northwest European Russia, Sweden Regional: Middle Europe Belarus, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Italy, Ukraine Regional:Eastern Europe Central European Russia, East European Russia Regional: Southwestern Europe France Regional: Western Europe Great Britain, Ireland Continentalː Asia-temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus Regional: Siberia West Siberia Introduced into: Primorye Regional: Western Europe Great Britain, Greenland, Ireland Continentalː Asia-temperate Regional: Siberia West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dumortier, B.C.J. 1824. Observations sur les Graminees de la Flore Belgique. 153 pp. 16 pl. Tournay. BHL Reference page. ː

Additional references

• Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 09. Published online. Accessed: November 2025. Reference page.

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