Details for: W6 60979, Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult., CA320-205

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

Top Name:

CA320-205

Origin:

Collected – California, United States

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

01 May 2023

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		W6 60979 2023o SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

Top Name:

CA320-205

Origin:

Collected – California, United States

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

01 May 2023

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Source History

Donated

01 May 2023.
Idaho, United States

Donor(s):

Bureau of Land Management, SOS project

Accession Group(s)

Group name: Seeds of Success (SOS)
Note: Seeds of success project
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Accession Names and Identifiers

CA320-205

Type: Collector identifier

Group: SOS

Seeds of Success Project

, Bureau of Land Management, SOS project

W6 60979

Type: Site identifier

Group: W6

Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers

USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative

A cool season growing short, tuft-forming perennial bunchgrass with ascending basal leaves. The leaves are flat to in-rolled with boat-shaped, pointed tips. Erect seedheads appear as a dense, pale green to purplish spikes, tapered at both ends. Seedheads tend to fluff open when the seed matures.

Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.

Genus:

Koeleria

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Aveninae

Nomen number:

314896

Place of publication:

Mant. 2:345. 1824

Comment:

= Koeleria cristata auct.

Verified:

03/31/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Aira macrantha Ledeb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aira cristata L.
Koeleria gracilis Pers.
Koeleria mukdenensis Domin
Koeleria nitida Nutt.

Invalid Designation(s)
Koeleria albescens auct.
Koeleria cristata auct.
Koeleria pyramidata auct. Amer.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	crested hair grass		1	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
English	June grass		1	Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
English	prairie June grass	as Koeleria cristata	1	Morris, K. N. & A. M. Hossain. 2000. As the demand for turfgrass grows, so must turfgrass germplasm collection and evaluation. Diversity 16:15-17. Note: = Koeleria cristata
Swedish	fin tofsäxing		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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