THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass
Species Details
Tufted Hair-grass is a common native perennial that grows throughout our area. Two subspecies occur locally. Subspecies Xxcespitosa is a common plant of wet unimproved grasslands, marshes and waysides on damp heavy soils. Subspecies Xxparviflora is a rare, but probably under-recorded, plant of damp woods. Both subspecies occur throughout our area except that subspecies Xxparviflora is absent from the Dark and South West Peak areas. (Use map of species)