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hair grass
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hair grass
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any grass of the genera Aira, Deschampsia, etc., having very narrow stems and leaves
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Noun1.hair grass - fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums
Eleocharis acicularis, needle rush, needle spike rush, slender spike rush
spike rush - a sedge of the genus Eleocharis
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Deschampsia (Hair Grass) is a native of our area and some of the modern hybrids are worthy of a garden position.
Notes book; Do it this week ...: Best of the Bunch Potty about leeks by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
It actually damages such key native grasses as Deschampsia cespitosa, and it exterminates every native creature that cannot escape, leaving those that can with charred habitat.
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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