Koeleria spicata
Mountain Trisetum, Narrow False Oat
Other regional names: Spike Trisetum
- Spike Trisetum
Also known as: Avena flavescens f. virescens Regel +14 more
- Avena flavescens f. virescens Regel
- Avena spicata (L.) A.Fedtsch.
- Avena subspicata Clairv.
- Calamagrostis subspicata Desv.
- Koeleria spicata (L.) Willk. & Lange
- Koeleria subspicata Mart. ex Rchb.
- Koeleria subspicata Schrad. ex Mart.
- Trisetaria airoides (Koeler) Baumg.
- Trisetaria spicata (L.) Paunero
- Trisetarium tolucensis (Kunth) Poir.
- Trisetum airoides (Koeler) Roem. & Schult.
- Trisetum alascanum Nash
- Trisetum molle subsp. alascanum (Nash) Rebr.
- Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt.
- Trisetum spicatum subsp. alascanum (Nash) Hultén
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Koeleria spicata (commonly known as Mountain Trisetum or Narrow False Oat) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, New Zealand, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Bolivia, Borneo, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Great Britain, Kerguelen
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms