June grass
(Koeleria macrantha)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N4N5 - Apparently Secure to Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Height |
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8″ to 24″ |
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Sand barrens, prairies, sand dunes, abandoned fields. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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June to July |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | BOP clade | ||
| Subfamily | Pooideae | ||
| Supertribe | Poodae | ||
| Tribe | Poeae | ||
| Subtribe | Aveninae | ||
Genus |
Koeleria (June grasses) | ||
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Koeleria cristata Koeleria cristata var. longifolia Koeleria cristata var. pinetorum Koeleria gracilis Koeleria nitida oeleria pyramidata Koeleria yukonensis |
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Common Names |
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June grass Junegrass prairie June grass prairie Junegrass |
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Hairy Puccoon, Rose, and June Grass |
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Slideshows |
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| Koeleria macrantha - prairie junegrass Matt Lavin |
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About
Prairie junegrass is a native perennial bunchgrass, the panicles are mostly contracted, at least when not in anthesis, each spikelet has two similar florets and each floret bears a fairly large translucent palea, which renders the silver-green-brown variegated coloration of the seedhead. One of the very few members of Aveneae to be native and common in open arid steppe vegetation (e.g., sagebrush steppe) in good ecological condition. |
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Other Videos |
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| Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha) - 2020-06-18 Westdelta |
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About
Jul 8, 2020 Koeleria macrantha is a species of grass known by the common name prairie Junegrass in North America and crested hair-grass in the UK. It is widespread across much of Eurasia and North America. It occurs in many habitat types, especially prairie. Geo location: 51.987244, 4.119166 |
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| Grass Identification: Prairie Junegrass HPRanchPracticum |
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About
Jul 5, 2017 Learn how to identify prairie junegrass in the field. |
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| Prairie junegrass West Holt FFA |
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About
ep 22, 2019 Identification of the range grass Prairie Junegrass. |
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| Koeleria June grass brent horvath |
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About
Published on Jun 18, 2013 June grass in the wind |
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| Nancy Falkum 5/27/2022 |
Location: Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit |
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| Nancy Falkum 6/10/2017 |
Location: Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit Hairy Puccoon, Rose, and June Grass |
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Felton Prairie SNA, Bicentennial Unit John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Kellogg Weaver Unit Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Rengstorf Unit Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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