Index / Search / Koeleria macrantha
§1 Plant
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.
vernacular prairie Junegrass — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Koeleria
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 599 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- High
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 150 min.
- Precipitation
- 14–20 in/yr
- pH range
- 6–8
- Root depth
- 20 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 1.5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 2,315,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- High
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Medium
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 599 counties across 25 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Cook 17031
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Buena Vista 19021
- Calhoun 19025
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Crawford 19047
- Decatur 19053
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Fremont 19071
- Greene 19073
- Guthrie 19077
- Hamilton 19079
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Kossuth 19109
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Monona 19133
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Palo Alto 19147
- Plymouth 19149
- Pocahontas 19151
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Union 19175
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jewell 20089
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Charlevoix 26029
- Crawford 26039
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ogemaw 26129
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Stevens 27149
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cass 29037
- Cooper 29053
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Antelope 31003
- Arthur 31005
- Banner 31007
- Blaine 31009
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Deuel 31049
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Keya Paha 31103
- Kimball 31105
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Logan 31113
- Loup 31115
- Madison 31119
- McPherson 31117
- Merrick 31121
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Perkins 31135
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
New Mexico view state ↗ 21 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 6 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Adams 38001
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Towner 38095
- Traill 38097
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Oklahoma view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Bon Homme 46009
- Brookings 46011
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Butte 46019
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Day 46037
- Dewey 46041
- Edmunds 46045
- Fall River 46047
- Haakon 46055
- Hamlin 46057
- Hand 46059
- Harding 46063
- Hutchinson 46067
- Jackson 46071
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Mellette 46095
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Sully 46119
- Todd 46121
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
- Yankton 46135
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Pepin 55091
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/KOMA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2705914 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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