Taxon:
Aira caryophyllea L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:66. 1753
Verified:
05/05/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
silver hair grass – silvery hair grass – English (Canada)
silver hair grass – French
aira caryophyllée – canche caryophyllée – French (Canada)
canche caryophyllée – German
Nelken-Haferschmiele – Swedish
vittåtel –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | doubtfully native |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Canada | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
5 | Uncertain | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Nigeria
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Malawi
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden (doubtfully native)
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho (natzd.?), South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal (natzd.?), Free State (natzd.?), Eastern Cape (natzd.?), Northern Cape (natzd.?), Western Cape (natzd.?)]
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Northern America
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
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REGION:
Canada, Mexico
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
-
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
-
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Uncertain
Africa
-
MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia |
Animal food | forage | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |