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107450 - Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.

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Common Nametufted hairgrass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. Shotts Date Collected1984-07-02

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Common Nametufted hairgrass Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. Shotts Date Collected1984-07-02
Accession Number 107450 Scientific Name Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. View Species Details » Common Name tufted hairgrass Family Poaceae Collected By Vitt, Dale H. View People Details » Date Collected 1984-07-02 Collector Number 31485 Place Collected North America: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. Shotts Place Collected Details
South end of Avalon Peninsula. St. Shotts, 2.0 km west of junction of St. Shotts Road on Hwy. 10. Extensive blanket bog on shallow peat, with peat erosion channels and small streams eroded to acidic glacial till. …
South end of Avalon Peninsula. St. Shotts, 2.0 km west of junction of St. Shotts Road on Hwy. 10. Extensive blanket bog on shallow peat, with peat erosion channels and small streams eroded to acidic glacial till. Dominant plants include Sphagnum imbricatum, S. flavocomans, S. rubellum, Rhacomitrium lanuginosum, Carex exilis, C. oligosperma, Juniperus communis, Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Cladonia boryi, Cetraria nivalis, and Cladonia uncialis. Fontinalis in streams.
Latitude 46.716667 Longitude -53.833333 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.399

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"107450 - Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/12-68387. Accessed 02 Feb. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Plantae Division Flowering Plants Class Monocots Order Poales Family Poaceae Genus Deschampsia P. Beauv. Species Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Taxonomic Hierarchy for University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

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This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.