Plants Profile for Koeleria macrantha (prairie Junegrass)

General Information
Symbol:	KOMA
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	AK N CAN N HI I L48 N
Other Common Names:	crested hair grass
Characteristics
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Manchuria. Usage Requirements.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Soviet Union (Former). Usage Requirements.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China. Usage Requirements.

©Robert Soreng. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Usage Requirements.

Patrick J. Alexander. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 245. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
KOAL5	Koeleria albescens auct.
KOCR	Koeleria cristata auct. non Pers. p.p.
KOCRL	Koeleria cristata Pers. var. longifolia Vasey ex Burtt Davy
KOCRP	Koeleria cristata Pers. var. pinetorum Abrams
KOGR2	Koeleria gracilis Pers.
KONI	Koeleria nitida Nutt., nom. utique rej.
KOPY	Koeleria pyramidata auct. non (Lam.) P. Beauv. p.p.
KOYU	Koeleria yukonensis Hultén

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family
Genus	Koeleria Pers. – Junegrass
Species	Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. – prairie Junegrass

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Kentucky June grass Endangered
Ohio Junegrass Endangered
Pennsylvania Koeleria cristata Junegrass Extirpated

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (KOMA)
CalPhotos (KOMA)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOCR)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOCRL)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOCRP)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOGR2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOMA)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KONI)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOPY)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (KOYU)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (KOMA)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (KOMA)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (KOMA)
Native Plants Network (KOMA)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Treatment (KOMA)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Map (KOMA)
USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (KOMA)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium (KOMA)

Wildlife

Food

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Cover

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Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover