''Koeleria'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

, 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 Georg Ludwig Koeler (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 the ...

region of Russia incl Askold Island *'' 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 po ...

*'' Koeleria boliviensis'' – Bolivia *'' Koeleria brevis'' – Ukraine, Russia, Caucasus, Turkey *'' Koeleria calderonii'' – Argentina ( Mendoza) *'' Koeleria capensis'' – Yemen, Africa from Ethiopia + Cameroon to Cape Province *'' Koeleria carolii'' – Morocco *'' Koeleria caudata'' – Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria *'' Koeleria cenisia'' – western Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland) *'' Koeleria cheesemanii'' – New Zealand *'' Koeleria crassipes'' – Spain, Portugal *'' Koeleria delavignei'' – Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan *'' Koeleria embergeri'' – Morocco *'' Koeleria eriostachya'' – Eurasia from Switzerland to Kazakhstan *'' Koeleria fueguina'' – Chile, Argentina *'' Koeleria glauca'' – Eurasia from France to Mongolia *'' Koeleria gubanovii'' –

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 E ...

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

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*'' Koeleria lucana'' –

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region of Italy *'' Koeleria luerssenii'' –

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historicall ...

*'' Koeleria macrantha'' – 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'' – 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 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 the 25th-large ...

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 Ye ...

*'' 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 ...

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

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South Am ...

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

Neuquén Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rive ...

, 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'' ...

'', ''

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'' ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', '' Dactylis'', '' Erioneuron'', ''

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 ...

'', '' Graphephorum'', '' Rostraria'', '' Schismus'', '' Sesleria'', '' Trisetaria'' and '' Trisetum''.

References

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