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Somerset hair grass

Koeleria vallesiana (Honck.) Gaudin

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Koeleria

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Somerset hair grass: Koeleria vallesiana specimen in the Botanischer Garten Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Somerset hair grass

Synonyms

  • Aira valesiaca Colla
  • Aira valesiana All.
  • Aira vallesiana (Honck.) All.
  • Airochloa pubescens Link
  • Airochloa vallesiana (Honck.) Link
  • Brachystylus setaceus (Pers.) Dulac
  • Festuca splendens Pourr.
  • Koeleria alpicola Godr. & Gren.
  • Koeleria andreanszkyi Ujhelyi
  • Koeleria aurata Bubani
  • Koeleria castellana Boiss. & Reut.
  • Koeleria castellana var. velutina Willk.
  • Koeleria cristata var. pectinata (Lam.) Pers.
  • Koeleria epauneroi Kerguélen
  • Koeleria gandreanszkyi Kerguélen
  • Koeleria intricata Genty
  • Koeleria langeana Willk. & Lange
  • Koeleria linkii Kunth
  • Koeleria narbonnensis Domin
  • Koeleria nitida Ten.
  • Koeleria pauneroi Ujhelyi
  • Koeleria pectinata (Lam.) Shinners
  • Koeleria scheuchzeri Rouy
  • Koeleria setacea (Pers.) DC.
  • Koeleria setacea subsp. valesiaca K.Richt.
  • Koeleria setacea var. abbreviata Domin
  • Koeleria setacea var. alpicola (Godr.) Fiori
  • Koeleria setacea var. ciliata Godr.
  • Koeleria setacea var. glabra Godr.
  • Koeleria setacea var. intermedia Timb.-Lagr.
  • Koeleria setacea var. lobulata A.Bras
  • Koeleria setacea var. pubescens Parl.
  • Koeleria setacea var. quadriflora Trab.
  • Koeleria splendens (Pourr.) Druce
  • Koeleria tuberosa Pers.
  • Koeleria tuberosa var. setacea Pers.
  • Koeleria vallesiana subsp. abbreviata (Domin) Kerguélen
  • Koeleria vallesiana subsp. castellana (Boiss. & Reut.) Domin
  • Koeleria vallesiana subsp. humilis Braun-Blanq.
  • Koeleria vallesiana subsp. mediterranea Braun-Blanq.

and 20 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.