Deschampsia
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Deschampsia is a genus of wild plant in the grass family Poaceae, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass.
Deschampsia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Antler Moth, The Clay, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Common Wainscot, Dark Arches, Dusky Brocade, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot and Wall.
Deschampsia sometimes grow in boggy acidic formations, an example of which is the Portlethen Moss, Scotland.
[edit] Selected species
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- Deschampsia antarctica, the world's southernmost monocot, and one of only two flowering plants of Antarctica
