Koeleria spicata

Koeleria spicata

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 spicata
Subspecies: K. s. subsp. phleoides – K. s. subsp. spicata – K. s. subsp. tibetica

Name

Koeleria spicata (L.) Barberá, Quintanar, Soreng & P.M.Peterson, Phytoneuron 2019-46: 6 (2019)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aira spicata L. in Sp. Pl.: 64 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Aira subspicata L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 873 (1759), nom. superfl.
  • Avena airoides Koeler in Descr. Gramin.: 208 (1802)
  • Avena spicata (L.) B.Fedtsch. in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 28: 76 (1908), nom. illeg.
  • Avena subspicata Clairv. in Man. Herbor. Suisse: 17 (1811), nom. superfl.
  • Calamagrostis subspicata Desv. in Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 164 (1831), nom. superfl.
  • Koeleria subspicata Mart. ex Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 49 (1830), nom. superfl.
  • Trisetaria airoides (Koeler) Baumg. in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 265 (1816), nom. superfl.
  • Trisetaria spicata (L.) Paunero in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 9: 516 (1950)
  • Trisetum airoides (Koeler) Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 666 (1817), nom. superfl.
  • Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 59 (1890)
  • Trisetum spiciforme Dulac in Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 86 (1867), nom. superfl.
  • Trisetum subspicatum P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 88 (1812), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Eurasia, Australia & America Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Bolivia, Borneo, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon Introduced into: Great Britain, Kerguelen 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: 6

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Koeleria spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Koeleria spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Koeleria spicata. Published online. Accessed: November 17 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Spike trisetum, Northern Oat-grass
• suomi: Tähkäkaura
• русский: Трищетинник колосистый

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