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Aira praecox

Early Hairgrass

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146569

Element CodePMPOA05030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusAira

Other Common Names

Canche précoce (FR) Yellow Hairgrass (EN) yellow hairgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New York	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Oregon (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hardesty Mountain	Umpqua National Forest	2,597
Tahkenitch	Siuslaw National Forest	5,799
Woahink	Siuslaw National Forest	5,309

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.