Koeleria drucei

Koeleria drucei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aveninae
Genus: Koeleria
Species: Koeleria drucei

Name

Koeleria drucei (Edgar) Barberá, Quintanar, Soreng & P.M.Peterson, Phytoneuron 2019-46: 4 (2019)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Trisetum drucei Edgar in New Zealand J. Bot. 36: 548 (1998)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Barberá, P., Quintanar, A., Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J. & Romaschenko, K. 2019. New combinations, new names, typifications, and a new section, sect. Hispanica in Koeleria (Poeae, Poaceae). Phytoneuron 2019-46: 1–13. PDF Reference page.  46 4

Additional references

• Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Koeleria drucei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Koeleria drucei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Koeleria drucei. Published online. Accessed: November 21 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Druce’s oatgrass

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