Deschampsia P.Beauv.

First published in Ess. Agrostogr.: 91 (1812)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic & Subantarctic to Temp.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Antarctica, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cameroon, Central European Russia, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Congo, Connecticut, Crozet Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Heard-McDonald Is., Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kerguelen, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lesser Sunda Is., Macquarie Is., Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, South Georgia, South Sandwich Is., Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Brazil South, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Lesotho, Society Is., South Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ess. Agrost. 91 (1812)
  • F.T.A. 10: 89 (1937).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ess. Agrost.: 91 (1812)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2004 Milbraed, G.W.J. [10910] Cameroon K000307883 Syntype Yes
Nov 1, 1967 Whitemore, B.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000674147 Yes
Barbosa, E. [1000] Brazil K001101071 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9989] United Kingdom K003619938 Yes
Dickson, L.H. [120] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298648 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619922 Yes
Lechler [723] Chile K000307871 Isotype Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A. [25382] Mexico K001926175 No
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A. [25399] Mexico K001926579 No
Jolinon, J.C. [773] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001634740 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003387444 Yes
Smith, L.B. [15803] Brazil K001101065 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13135] United Kingdom K003619929 Yes
Carling [s.n.] K003387447 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003387452 Yes
Christophersen; Mejland [1105] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298643 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [763] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000975167 Type Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386216 Yes
Sauffer, S.M. [21011994] Brazil K001101070 Yes
Reitz [2592] Brazil K001101067 Yes
Fitter [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619926 Yes
Ledebour, C.F. [s.n.] Russia K002914869 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386213 Yes
Wace, N.M. [T220] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298697 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Burns, R. [6728] United Kingdom K003619944 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] Germany K003386222 Yes
Taquet, T. [1884] Korea K000808816 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kennedy, J.; [illegibl [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619931 Yes
Christophersen; Mejland [531] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298702 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12192] United Kingdom K003619947 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619898 Yes
Philippi [659] Chile K000308348 Type Yes
Palmer, E. [231] United States K000808933 Type Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386217 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386215 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11511] United Kingdom K003619941 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386219 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Simpson, N.D. [7453] United Kingdom K003619943 Yes
Abbe, E.C.; Abbe, L.B. [3876] Canada K000808935 Paratype Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619936 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [G18] United Kingdom K003619923 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619939 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003386220 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619896 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386209 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K003387449 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3802] Nepal K001117239 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooley [49] United States K003387450 Yes
Smith, L.B. [15808] Brazil K001101068 Yes
Christophersen; Mejland [549a] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298695 Yes
Godet [s.n.] K003387446 Yes
Philippi [s.n.] Chile K000308349 Type Yes
Parmanand, N. [1036] India K003386571 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619904 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619905 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9732] United Kingdom K003619912 Yes
Kellogg, A.; Harford, W.G.W. [1099] United States K003387454 Yes
Milne-Redhead; Turrill (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619893 Yes
[Bray bow] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386214 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11511] United Kingdom K003619935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K000808969 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11520] United Kingdom K003619934 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [78261] Brazil K001101057 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12190] United Kingdom K003619948 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003387445 Yes
Kloos, A.W. [s.n.] Netherlands K003386221 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12191] United Kingdom K003619951 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003387448 Yes
Macrae, L.J. [s.n.] United States K000808947 Unknown Type Material Yes
Taquet, T. [1816] Korea K000808815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Emery, H.B. [BHE83] Nepal K003386573 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [G15] United Kingdom K003619902 Yes
s.coll. [4023] K003386225 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11597] United Kingdom K003619949 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000808973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Procter, J. [31] United Kingdom K003386218 Yes
Schimper [1330] Ethiopia K000345025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [G17] United Kingdom K003619895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K000808974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sonster, J. [269] United Kingdom K003619901 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Burns, R. [6726] United Kingdom K003619946 Yes
Eights, J. [2] Antarctica K000307868 Type Yes
Eights, J. [2] Antarctica K000951548 Type Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [3590] Brazil K001101069 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619899 Yes
Kellogg, A.; Harford, W.G.W. [1161] United States K003387453 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619942 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20156] United Kingdom K003619891 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386211 Yes
s.coll. [92490] United Kingdom K003386212 Yes
s.coll. [509] United Kingdom K003619900 No
Blake, S.T. [22299] United Kingdom K003619908 Yes
Schimper [555] Ethiopia K000345024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [10] Falkland Islands K000307869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C. [24] United Kingdom K003619892 Yes
Banks, W.L. [s.n.] Austria K003386223 Yes
Smith, L.B. [15797] Brazil K001101066 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [10613A] United Kingdom K003619952 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2143] United Kingdom K003619907 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [28361] Brazil K001101061 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [s.n.] United States K000808944 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fishlock; Hancock [139] Uganda K000345022 Type Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia K000808821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619910 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003386224 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [4267] Canada K000808936 Type Yes
Smith, L.B. [15884] Brazil K001101064 Yes
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] Canada K000808972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richardson, J. [80] K000808970 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [86] United Kingdom K003619940 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619909 Yes
Emery, H.B. [CH53] Nepal K003386572 Yes
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619928 Yes
Christophersen; Mejland [551] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298644 Yes
Gremmen, N.J.M. [T070514] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000649149 Yes
Pipe-Wolferstan, F.; Phillips, P. [FPW51] Mongolia K003386398 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [10551] United Kingdom K003619937 Yes
Smith, L.B. [13371] Brazil K001101063 Yes
Smith, L.B. [15713] Brazil K001101060 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619897 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K000808971 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hatschbach, G. [15016] Brazil K001101058 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619890 Yes
Nelson, E. [430] United States K000808934 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1697] United Kingdom K003619925 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8885] Nepal K001131773 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20120] United Kingdom K003619903 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619894 Yes
Emery, H.B. [BHE84] Nepal K003386574 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9552] United Kingdom K003619924 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3802] Nepal K001117240 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Bolander} [6071] United States K003387455 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003386210 Yes
Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile K000308347 Type Yes
Hahn, M. [s.n.] Mexico K003387460 Yes
Christophersen; Mejland [826] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000298699 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [30762] Brazil K001101059 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000808822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12189] United Kingdom K003619950 Yes
Beverly [s.n.] Canada K000808968 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619911 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003619927 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9318] United Kingdom K003619932 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [10555] United Kingdom K003619933 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [G16] United Kingdom K003619930 Yes
Hulten, E. [7013] United States K000808937 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hall, H.M. [11872] United States K003387451 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Burns, R. [6727] United Kingdom K003619945 Yes
Smith, L.B. [15541] Brazil K001101062 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0