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PLANTS

Tufted hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Tufted hairgrass, photo 1 of 5
Tufted hairgrass, In flower
Tufted hairgrass, In fruit
1.0 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.0 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 170 observations of Tufted hairgrass in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec83
  2. Capitale-Nationale25
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  4. Côte-Nord11
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  8. Outaouais4
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  10. Estrie3
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Mauricie2

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

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Wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis
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