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Koeleria macrantha

Family Poaceae

Species Profile

Species classification	Naturalised
Common names	Crested Hair Grass
Synonyms	Achaeta geniculata E. Fourn. ex Hemsl.; Achaeta geniculata E.Fourn.; Aira bulbosa Krock.; Aira cristata L.; Aira dactyloides Rochel; Aira macrantha Ledeb.; Airochloa albescens (DC.) Link; Airochloa cristata (L.) Link; Airochloa parviflora Nees; Dactylis cristata (L.) M.Bieb.; Koeleria albescens DC. (one var.); Koeleria albida Opiz; Koeleria alpigena Domin (one var and subsp); Koeleria ambigua Schur; Koeleria aschersoniana Domin; Koeleria australiensis Domin (two var.); Koeleria bitczenachica (Tzvelev) Tzvelev; Koeleria britannica (Domin) Druce (one var.); Koeleria britannica (Domin) Ujhelyi; Koeleria calarashica M.G.Kalen.; Koeleria californica (Domin) Beetle; Koeleria chakassica Reverd.; Koeleria compacta Adamovic; Koeleria cristata (several var., f. and subsp); Koeleria csatoi Ujhelyi; Koeleria elatior f. glabrescens Domin; Koeleria elegantula Domin; Koeleria eminens Csató; Koeleria fenzliana Schur; Koeleria flexilis Janka; Koeleria glaucovirens Domin (one var.); Koeleria gracilis (several var., f. and subsp.); Koeleria helvetica Domin; Koeleria idahoensis var. idahoensis; Koeleria jankae Ujhelyi; Koeleria javorkae Ujhelyi; Koeleria krylovii Reverd.; Koeleria kurdica Ujhelyi; Koeleria kurdica var. bitczenachica Tzvelev; Koeleria latifrons (Domin) Rydb.; Koeleria macrantha (several var., and f.); Koeleria macrura Domin (several f.); Koeleria mannagettae (Domin) Prain; Koeleria mannagettae (Domin) Ujhelyi; Koeleria mukdenensis Domin; Koeleria nitida Domin (several var. and f.); Koeleria nitida Nutt.; Koeleria nyaradyi Ujhelyi; Koeleria pallida Wallr.; Koeleria poiformis Domin; Koeleria polyantha var. californica Domin; Koeleria pontarlieri Domin; Koeleria pseudocristata Domin (several var. and f.); Koeleria pseudoglauca (two subsp.); Koeleria robinsoniana Domin (two var.); Koeleria sclerophylla P.A. Smirn. (one subsp.); Koeleria sclerophylla subsp. theodoriana Klokov; Koeleria seminuda (Trautv.) Domin; Koeleria sibirica (Domin) Gontsch.; Koeleria soongarica Domin; Koeleria supra-arenaria Domin ex Druce; Koeleria talievii Lavrenko; Koeleria taurica M.G.Kalen.; Koeleria tenuipes (Domin) Ujhelyi; Koeleria tokiensis Domin (one subsp); Koeleria transiliensis Reverd. ex Gamajun.; Koeleria transsilvanica Schur (one var. and subsp); Koeleria velenovskyi Domin; Koeleria yukonensis Hultén; Melica gmelinii Roth; Poa cristata (L.) L.; Poa cristata (L.) Willd.; Poa cristata Savi; Poa nitida Lam.
Longevity	Perennial
Growth form	Graminoid
Seed dispersal morphology	Information unavailable
Maximum height (m)	0.4
Capable of vegetative reproduction	Information unavailable
Native range	Western Asia, central Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Europe, United States
Exotic range (Australia)	ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
Exotic range (other)	Pacific Ocean Islands
Habitat types (exotic)	Grasslands, Roadsides, Woodlands
Soil type (exotic)	Information unavailable
Decade of introduction	1840