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Definition of Aira caespitosa

Aira caespitosa
Tussock Tus"sock, n. [From Tuz.] [Written also tussuck.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. --Latimer. 2. (Bot.) Same as Tussock grass, below. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia. Tussock grass. (Bot.) (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus Dactylis (D. c[ae]spitosa), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from the Falkland Islands. (b) A tufted grass (Aira c[ae]spitosa). (c) Any kind of sedge (Carex) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place. Tussock moth (Zo["o]l.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera.

Meaning of Aira caespitosa from wikipedia

- Merit. Seed Ligule is long and pointed Ornamental gr**** "Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P.Beauv. record n° 50145". African Plants Database. South African...
- Boghandels Forlag, København. Raunkiær, C. (1901) Om Papildannelsen hos Aira caespitosa. Botanisk Tidsskrift 24, 223–238. Raunkiær, C. (1902) Statistisk Undersøgelse...
- were light green with 6 dark longitudinal lines; they were fed on Aira caespitosa. Wheeler (1903) gives a short description (as arete) The larvae feed...
- Besser ex Steud. Agrostis disticha Schweigg. ex Steud. Aira elodes Brign. Aira helodes Steud. Aira petraea Bellardi ex Steud. Catabrosa helodes Roem. &...
- on various gr****es, among which Poa annua, Festuca ovina, Aira praecox, and A. caespitosa have been specified as eaten by caterpillars in confinement...
- (Austrodanthonia), silver hairgr**** (Aira caryophyllea), pale sundew (Drosera peltata) in Tasmania, and Poa caespitosa and the introduced capeweed (Arctotheca...
- before flowering, to 30 cm high. Illustration of D. flexuosa (including D. caespitosa) Mature inflorescence Deschampsia flexuosa is found naturally in dry gr****lands...
- Agrostemma githago Agrostis castellana Agrostis olympica Agrostis stolonifera Aira elegantissima Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. rechingeri Ajuga chamaepitys subsp...
- Retrieved 2022-01-04. Mifsud, Stephen. "Aira cupaniana". MaltaWildPlants.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Mifsud, Stephen. "Aira elegans". MaltaWildPlants.com. Retrieved...
- Agrostis subulifolia Stapf, indigenous Genus Aira: Aira cupaniana Guss. not indigenous, naturalised Aira praecox L. not indigenous, naturalised Genus...