Koeleria glauca

Koeleria glauca

Koeleria glauca

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 glauca

Name

Koeleria glauca DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 117 (1813)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aira glauca Spreng. in Bot. Gart. Halle, Nachtr. 1: 10 (1801)
  • Airochloa glauca (Spreng.) Link in Linnaea 17: 405 (1844)
  • Dactylis cristata var. glauca (Spreng.) Wahlenb. in Fl. Suecica 1: 74 (1824)
  • Dactylis glauca (Spreng.) Roth in Catal. Bot. 3: 16 (1806)
  • Koeleria cristata var. glauca (Spreng.) G.Mey. in Chloris Han.: 625 (1836)
  • Koeleria cristata subsp. glauca (Spreng.) Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 44 (1867)
  • Koeleria macrantha subsp. glauca (Spreng.) P.D.Sell in P.D.Sell & G.Murrell, Fl. Great Britain Ireland 5: 363 (1996)
• Heterotypic
  • Aira dactyloides Rochel in Pl. Banat. Rar.: 32 (1828)
  • Koeleria albescens var. gracilis Godr. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Gordon, Fl. France Corse 3(2): 528 (1856)
  • Koeleria borysthenica Klokov in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 53 (1950)
  • Koeleria cristata var. argentea G.Westb. in Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1: 23 (1898)
  • Koeleria cristata var. puberula G.Westb. in Trudy Bot. Sada Imp. Yur'evsk. Univ. 11: 33 (1908)
  • Koeleria cristata var. pubescens Bréb. in Fl. Normandie: 378 (1835)
  • Koeleria dactyloides (Rochel) Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 140(5) (1831), nom. illeg.
  • Koeleria dubjanskyi Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 87 (2011)
  • Koeleria glauca var. bessarabica Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 63 (1907)
  • Koeleria glauca var. dactyloides (Rochel) Domin in Magyar Bot. Lapok 3: 182 (1904)
  • Koeleria glauca subsp. dactyloides (Rochel) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 816 (1882)
  • Koeleria glauca subsp. intermedia (Ahlq.) Domin in Magyar Bot. Lapok 3: 184 (1901)
  • Koeleria glauca var. intermedia (Ahlq.) Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 2: 2 (1839)
  • Koeleria glauca f. intermedia (Ahlq.) Neuman in Sver. Fl.: 752 (1901)
  • Koeleria glauca var. pohleana Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 64 (1907)
  • Koeleria glauca subsp. pohleana (Domin) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 73 (1970 publ. 1971)
  • Koeleria glauca subsp. sabuletorum Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 65 (1907)
  • Koeleria glauca var. valdevestita Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 63 (1907)
  • Koeleria intermedia Ahlq. in Fl. Runst.: 7 (1815)
  • Koeleria pohleana (Domin) Gontsch. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 2: 323 (1934)
  • Koeleria rochelii Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 321 (1857)
  • Koeleria sabuletorum (Domin) Klokov in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 55 (1950)
  • Koeleria valdevestita (Domin) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 87 (2011)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Eurasia Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Mongolia, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• de Candolle, A.P. 1813. Catalogus plantarum Horti Botanici Monspeliensis. Monspelii: J. Martel. Parisiis et Argentorati: A. Koenig. Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. ː 116-117.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Koeleria glauca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Koeleria glauca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Koeleria glauca. Published online. Accessed: November 15 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Koeleria glauca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• مصرى: خويفيره غلوكيه
• العربية: خويفيرة غلوكية
• беларуская: Танканог шызы
• čeština: smělek sivý
• dansk: Klitkambunke
• Deutsch: Blaugrünes Schillergras
• suomi: hopeatoppo
• Hiri Motu: Šěrozelena šěrawka̟
• hrvatski: Siva smilica
• lietuvių: Melsvoji kelerija
• русский: Тонконог сизый
• svenska: Tofsäxing
• українська: Кипець сизий
• 中文: 粉洽草

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