hairgrass

Fine-bladed wetland plant

Hairgrass is any of several fine-leaved grasses with delicate, hair-like foliage.

The term applies to various species across different genera, most commonly tufted hairgrass, which forms dense clumps in meadows and wetlands.

Aquarium enthusiasts use dwarf hairgrass as a carpet plant: The hairgrass spread across the tank floor.

texture

fine

Acceptable in quality

delicate · soft · airy · slender · gossamer · thread-like · filamentous · smooth · flowing · billowing

grass

tufted

Having raised clusters

sedge · fescue · bentgrass · bluegrass · ryegrass · bunch · sward · blade · culm · inflorescence

ornamental

landscaping

Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically

border · groundcover · rockery · container · arrangement · dried · bouquet · floristry · horticulture · aesthetic

botanical

tussock

Clump of coarse grass

botany · herbarium · specimen · taxonomy · genus · species · native · endemic · cultivation · propagation

habitat

wetland

Waterlogged land ecosystem

tundra · woodland · coastal · dune · acidic · sandy · moist · shaded · understory · streambank

Opposites
grass texture/blade structure

hairgrasspampas grass

Ornamental feather-plumed perennial

bamboo · sedge · reed

grass function/use

hairgrasslawn grass

Cultivated yard vegetation

Kentucky bluegrass · Bermuda grass · sod · fescue · pasture grass

Family

hair, grass, hairs, haired, hairy, hairier, hairiest, hairiness, grasses

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G