''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except

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and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist

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(1765–1807). ;SpeciesPlant List search for Koeleria
/ref> *'' Koeleria altaica'' – Siberia, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia *'' Koeleria argentea'' – China, Mongolia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas *'' Koeleria asiatica'' – Russia, China incl Tibet, Mongolia, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories *'' Koeleria askoldensis'' –

Primorye Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of t ...

region of Russia incl

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*'' Koeleria besseri'' – Europe from the Czech Republic to central European Russia *'' Koeleria biebersteinii'' –

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

*'' Koeleria boliviensis'' – Bolivia *''

Koeleria brevis ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanis ...

'' – Ukraine, Russia, Caucasus, Turkey *'' Koeleria calderonii'' – Argentina ( Mendoza) *''

Koeleria capensis ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanis ...

'' – Yemen, Africa from Ethiopia + Cameroon to Cape Province *''

Koeleria carolii ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist ...

'' – Morocco *''

Koeleria caudata ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist ...

'' – Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria *''

Koeleria cenisia ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist ...

'' – western Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland) *''

Koeleria cheesemanii ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist ...

'' – New Zealand *''

Koeleria crassipes ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist ...

'' – Spain, Portugal *''

Koeleria delavignei ''Koeleria delavignei'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. Its native range is Eastern Europe to Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, cons ...

'' – Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan *''

Koeleria embergeri ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanis ...

'' – Morocco *''

Koeleria eriostachya ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanis ...

'' – Eurasia from Switzerland to Kazakhstan *''

Koeleria fueguina ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanis ...

'' – Chile, Argentina *''

Koeleria glauca ''Koeleria glauca'', commonly known as blue hair grass, is a grass species of the genus ''Koeleria''. It grows in dunes and other sandy places. It is mainly distributed in eastern Central Europe, with its western outposts in the coastal dunes of ...

'' – Eurasia from France to Mongolia *''

Koeleria gubanovii ''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found on all continents except Antarctica and on various oceanic islands. It includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanis ...

'' –

Amur Oblast Amur Oblast ( rus, Аму́рская о́бласть, r=Amurskaya oblast, p=ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative ...

in Russia *'' Koeleria hirsuta'' – central Alps (Italy, Switzerland, Austria) * ''Koeleria'' × ''hungarica'' – Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria *'' Koeleria inaequaliglumis'' – Argentina ( Mendoza) *'' Koeleria insubrica'' – Italy, Croatia *'' Koeleria karavajevii'' –

Yakutia Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

*'' Koeleria kurtzii'' – Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru *'' Koeleria loweana'' –

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*'' Koeleria lucana'' –

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region of Italy *'' Koeleria luerssenii'' –

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Koeleria macrantha ''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 prai ...

'' – Eurasia, North America *'' Koeleria mendocinensis'' – Argentina *'' Koeleria micrathera'' – Argentina, Chile incl Juan Fernández Is * ''Koeleria'' × ''mixta'' – Great Britain *'' Koeleria nitidula'' – Balkans, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Caucasus, Afghanistan *'' Koeleria novozelandica'' – New Zealand *'' Koeleria permollis'' – Falkland Is, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru *'' Koeleria praeandina'' – Argentina ( Mendoza) *''

Koeleria pyramidata ''Koeleria pyramidata'' is a Eurasian plant species in the grass family. It is found in grasslands from France + Denmark to Nepal + Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive ...

'' – Eurasia from France + Denmark to Nepal +

*'' Koeleria rhodopea'' – Bulgaria *'' Koeleria riguorum'' – New Zealand South I *'' Koeleria skrjabinii'' –

*'' Koeleria splendens'' – Mediterranean from Spain + Morocco to Turkey *'' Koeleria thonii'' –

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

*'' Koeleria tzvelevii'' –

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. "Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) t ...

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Koeleria vallesiana ''Koeleria vallesiana'', the Somerset hair grass, is a grass species of the genus ''Koeleria''. It grows in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely withi ...

'' – Europe, North Africa *'' Koeleria ventanicola'' – Argentina (

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) *'' Koeleria vurilochensis'' – Argentina ( Chubut,

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, Río Negro, Santa Cruz) ;Formerly included hundreds of species once included in ''Koeleria'' but now considered better suited to other genera including ''

Aeluropus ''Aeluropus'' is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions. ; Species * ''Aeluropus badghyzii'' Tzvelev - Turkmenistan * '' Aeluropus laciniatus'' Khodash. - Iran * '' Aeluropus lagopoides'' ( ...

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Agrostis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Colpodium ''Colpodium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Asia but with a few species on certain mountains in Africa. ; SpeciesMill, R. R. 1985. ''Eremopoa, Nephelochloa, Catabrosella, Colpodium, Hyalopoa, Catabrosa, Paracolpo ...

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Dactylis ''Dactylis'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the bluegrass subfamily within the grass family. ''Dactylis'' is native to North Africa, they are found throughout the world, and are an invasive species. They are known in Englis ...

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Festuca ''Festuca'' (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every ...

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Graphephorum ''Graphephorum'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Graphephorum melicoides'' (Michx.) Desv. - Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, ...

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Rostraria ''Rostraria'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America. Hairgrass is a common name. These grasses are sometimes included in genus ''Koeleria''. ; Species * ...

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Schismus ''Schismus'' is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. Two species are naturalized in North America, where they are known as Mediterranean grass. ; Species * '' Schismus arabicus'' - Greece, North Africa, East Africa, Asia ...

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Sesleria ''Sesleria'' is a genus of perennial plants in the grass family. The are native to Eurasia and North Africa. They are found in Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Islands, Fi ...

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Trisetaria ''Trisetaria'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia and to the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: o ...

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Trisetum ''Trisetum'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biologica ...

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