Koeleria macrantha
Crested Hair Grass, Crested Hair Grass
Other regional names: Glaucous Hair Grass +3 more
- Glaucous Hair Grass
- June Grass
- Prairie June Grass
- Prairie Junegrass
Also known as: Achaeta geniculata E.Fourn. ex Hemsl. +19 more
- Achaeta geniculata E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Aira macrantha Ledeb.
- Koeleria albescens var. sylvatica Jansen & Wacht.
- Koeleria alpigena subsp. mannagettae Domin
- Koeleria britannica (Domin ex Druce)
- Koeleria cristata subsp. macrantha (Ledeb.) Rothm.
- Koeleria cristata subsp. pseudocristata (Domin) Domin
- Koeleria cristata var. gracilis W.D.J.Koch
- Koeleria cristata var. macrantha (Ledeb.) Griseb.
- Koeleria cristata var. poaeformis (Domin) Tzvelev
- Koeleria cristata var. pseudocristata Domin
- Koeleria cristata var. violacea Klett & Richt.
- Koeleria cristata var. violacea Lej., 1825
- Koeleria elatior f. glabrescens Domin
- Koeleria eminens Csató
- Koeleria glaucovirens var. jankae Domin
- Koeleria gracilis f. aurea Posp.
- Koeleria gracilis f. biflora Domin
- Koeleria gracilis f. filifolia Domin
- Koeleria gracilis f. flaccida Domin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Koeleria macrantha (commonly known as Crested Hair Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North 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
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Finland, Hawaii, New South Wales, North European Russia, Sweden, Tasmania, Victoria
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms