Poaceae
Eurasian junegrass
Koeleria asiatica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Koeleria
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- خويفيرة آسيوية
- Chinese
- 匍茎𫈰草, 匍莖𫈰草, 匍茎[艹／洽]草
- English
- Eurasian junegrass
- Russian
- Тонконог азиатский
Synonyms
- Koeleria alpina Steud.
- Koeleria altaica var. glabrifolia Krylov
- Koeleria asiatica subsp. atroviolacea (Domin) Tzvelev
- Koeleria asiatica subsp. ledebourii (Domin) Tzvelev
- Koeleria asiatica var. glabrifolia (Krylov) Tzvelev
- Koeleria asiatica var. lanuginosa Domin
- Koeleria asiatica var. leiantha Domin
- Koeleria asiatica var. mariae (V.N.Vassil.) Tzvelev
- Koeleria atroviolacea Domin
- Koeleria atroviolacea var. tsinghaica Tzvelev
- Koeleria cairnesiana Hultén
- Koeleria geniculata Domin
- Koeleria glabrifolia (Krylov) Tzvelev
- Koeleria ledebourii Domin
- Koeleria mariae V.N.Vassil.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.