Koeleria macrantha Schult.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Basionym : Aira macrantha Ledeb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.
  • Common name : Prairie Junegrass, Crested hair-grass
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : It grows mostly in rocky or sandy, well-drained areas within forests or plains. It prefers more direct sunlight over partially shaded areas.
  • Comments / notes : It is a good forage for many types of grazing animals. It is classified as a severe allergen in humans with grass allergy
  • Key identification features : Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes elongated. Butt sheaths papery; pilose; persistent and investing base of culm; with soft dead sheaths. Culms erect; 10-60 cm long; 1-3 -noded. Leaves mostly basal. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.2-0.7 mm long. Leaf-blades filiform, or linear; flat, or convolute; 5-20 cm long; 1-2.5 mm wide; stiff. Leaf-blade surface smooth, or scabrous; glabrous, or pubescent.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, 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, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Koeleria macrantha. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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