PLANTS Profile for Koeleria macrantha (prairie Junegrass)

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Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.
prairie Junegrass

Symbol:

KOMA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
HI		I
CAN		N


Common Names:
	crested hair grass

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Photo of Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

Koeleria cristata

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Images:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

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Synonyms:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

	KOAL5	Koeleria albescens auct.
	KOCR	Koeleria cristata auct. non Pers. p.p.
	KOCRL	Koeleria cristata Pers. var. longifolia Vasey ex Burtt Davy
	KOCRP	Koeleria cristata Pers. var. pinetorum Abrams
	KOGR2	Koeleria gracilis Pers.
	KONI	Koeleria nitida Nutt.
	KOPY	Koeleria pyramidata auct. non (Lam.) P. Beauv. p.p.
	KOYU	Koeleria yukonensis Hultén

Distribution:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Koeleria

Classification:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Koeleria Pers. – Junegrass
Species	Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. – prairie Junegrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
June grass		Endangered
Ohio:
Junegrass		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Koeleria cristata
Junegrass		Extirpated

Introduced Information:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503284.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 6 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 08:49 AM MDT