Poaceae
Deschampsia

Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro

First published in G.Bentham, Pl. Hartw.: 342 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to Mexico, S. South America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Argentina South, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Nunavut, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon

Introduced into:

Colorado

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Sandberg Hetler]; [M C. Rongal] United States K003386915 Yes
Geyer, C.A. United States K003386921 Yes
Kirkwood, J.E. [1804] United States K003386952 Yes
Palmer, E. United States K003386923 Yes
Lyall, D. United States K003386919 Yes
Parks, H.E. [3646a] United States K003386955 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [1577] United States K003386973 Yes
Butler, G.D. [1648] United States K003386957 Yes
Barkworth, M. Canada K003386910 Yes
Palmer, E. United States K003386926 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000808942 Unknown Type Material Yes
Calder, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. Canada K003386908 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003387457 Yes
Tracy, J.P. United States K003386934 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [572] United States K003386974 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [s.n.] United States K003386978 Yes
Burcham, L.T. [358] United States K003386970 Yes
Raven, P.H. [2044] United States K003386972 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K003386959 Yes
Hartweg United States K003386929 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003386963 Yes
Howell, T. [s.n.] United States K003386982 Yes
Long, V.E. United States K003386935 Yes
Butler, G.D. [840] United States K003386956 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. United States K003386932 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O. [1876] United States K003386989 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [5202] United States K003386976 Yes
Geyer, C.A. United States K003386925 Yes
Copeland, E.B. United States K003386931 Yes
Grant, J.M. [752] United States K003386948 Yes
Ellison, L. United States K003386913 Yes
Macoun, M.A. Canada K003386909 Yes
Lyall, D. Canada K003386917 Yes
Kirkwood, J.E. [1509] United States K003386951 Yes
Bolander, H.N. United States K003386930 Yes
Griffiths, D.; Hunter, B. [58] United States K003386969 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K003386962 Yes
Hartweg United States K003386927 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K003386958 Yes
Mason, H.L. [12374] United States K003386949 Yes
[Vernon B.C.] [69] Canada K003386987 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. [4348] United States K003386986 Yes
s.coll. United States K003386916 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] United States K003386990 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [3545] United States K003386983 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [3545] United States K003386979 Yes
Halse, R. [5238] United States K003386971 Yes
Franklin, J. United States K003386922 Yes
Lyall, D. Canada K003386918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000808943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Douglas, D. [236] Northern America K000808941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Geyer, C.A. United States K003386924 Yes
Geyer, C.A. K003386920 Yes
Geyer, C.A [342] United States K003386953 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1118] United States K003386977 Yes
Kelch, D.G. [09394] United States K003386968 Yes
Heller, A.A. [10944] United States K003386975 Yes
Cusick, W.C. United States K001666193 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003387456 Yes
Allen, O.D. United States K003386928 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003386954 Yes
Nuttall, T [s.n.] K003386961 Yes
Abrams, L. [2833] United States K003386988 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003386950 Yes
Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States K003386960 Yes
Macoun, J.M. Canada K003386912 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003386985 Yes
Butler, G.D. [1769] United States K003386984 Yes
Howell, T. [s.n.] United States K003386981 Yes
Spreadborough, W. Canada K003386907 Yes
Macoun, J. Canada K003386911 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [2540] United States K003386980 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. United States K003386914 Yes
Douglas, D [s.n.] K003386964 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. United States K003386933 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0