Koeleria asiatica

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• Description
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• Taxonomy
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Koeleria

Perennials , tufted , sometimes shortly rhizomatous . Culms unbranched. Leaf sheaths of tillering leaves usually closed ; leaf blades mainly basal, narrow, flat, or inrolled and filiform to setaceous ; ligule membranous. Inflorescence a dense spikelike panicle, shining; branches short, erect , hispidulous to woolly . Spikelets with 2 to several florets ; rachilla puberulous or glabrous , disarticulating below each floret; glumes narrow, unequal or subequal , equaling or shorter than florets, strongly keeled , thinly herbaceous, 1-3(-5) -veined, margins broad, hyaline , shining; floret callus small, glabrous or very shortly hairy ; lemmas membranous or papery , strongly compressed , sharply keeled, 3-5-veined, margins hyaline, shining, apex obtuse to acuminate, awnless or with a subapical mucro ; palea subequaling lemma, hyaline, gaping free from lemma margins. Stamens 3. Ovary glabrous. Endosperm sometimes liquid.

About 35 species:temperate regions throughout the world, also on tropical mountains; four species in China.

This is a genus of narrowly defined, closely related species. They provide good forage in mountain steppe .[1]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Koeleria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

K. argentea (Silver Hairgrass Koeleria Argentea) · K. asiatica (Eurasian Junegrass) · K. asiatica atroviolacea (Eurasian Junegrass) · K. atroviolacea atroviolacea (Eurasian Junegrass) · K. brevis (Blue Hairgrass Koeleria Brevis) · K. glauca (Large Blue Hair Grass Koeleria Glauca) · K. macrantha (June Grass Koeleria Macrantha)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 10, p. 10, p. 10, p. 30, p. 32, p. 43, p. 50, p. 58, p. 61, p. 75, p. 77, p. 80, p. 9, p. 9, p. 91, p. 93.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 264, p. 275, p. 309, p. 430, p. 435, p. 533, p. 94.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 28, 2008)
• USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of Alaska Museum of the North Herbarium (ALA)
• US National Plant Germplasm System: United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
• Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2661747
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-41804
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:406455-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 413680
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 41804
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMPOA3G010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: KOASA
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 45045

Footnotes

1. Zhen-lan Wu & Sylvia M. Phillips "Koeleria". in Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 1, 282, 316, 330. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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