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Koeleria pyramidata P.Beauv.

Koelérie pyramidale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Koeleria

Characteristics

Tufted perennial 3–6 dm; culms hairy below the infl; ligule short, erose; blades 1–3 mm wide, flat, or involute when dry; spike-like panicle 5–12 × 1–2 cm; spikelets subsessile, overlapping, ± scabrous; first glume lance-oblong, 2.6–4+ mm; second glume broadest above the middle, 3.2–5+ mm; lemma awnless; anthers 1–1.8 mm; 2n=14, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84. Dry soil, prairies, sand-hills, and open woods; circumboreal, s. in Amer. to Del., Mo., and Tex.; s. S. Amer. (K. cristata, an illegitimate name; K. gracilis; K. macrantha; K. nitida)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-6

Usage

Uses animal food food medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Basketry (unspecified), Hat (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Koeleria pyramidata habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Koeleria pyramidata leaf picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Koeleria pyramidata leaf picture by Antoine Ambard (cc-by-sa)
Koeleria pyramidata leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Koeleria pyramidata flower picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Koeleria pyramidata flower picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Koeleria pyramidata flower picture by Giovanni Scarmoncin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Koeleria pyramidata fruit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Koeleria pyramidata fruit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Koeleria pyramidata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:406677-1
WFO ID wfo-0000877284
COL ID 3RBQ5
BDTFX ID 37204
INPN ID 104665
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brachystylus cristatus Koeleria cristata Koeleria kerneri Koeleria polonica Poa pyramidata Dactylis paleacea Koeleria lamarckii Aira gracilis Koeleria ciliata f. rigidiuscula Koeleria exaltata Koeleria grandis Koeleria grandis Koeleria montana Koeleria macranthera Koeleria genevensis Koeleria interrupta Koeleria mollis Koeleria ciliata Koeleria ciliata var. rigidiuscula Koeleria cristata var. montana Koeleria cristata var. pyramidata Koeleria grandis var. gacilescens Koeleria macrantha var. montana Koeleria mollis var. rigidiuscula Koeleria pyramidata var. ciliata Koeleria pyramidata var. danica Koeleria pyramidata var. rigidiuscula Koeleria pyramidata subsp. montana Koeleria gigantea Koeleria glabra Koeleria pyramidata

Lower taxons

Koeleria pyramidata subsp. arenaria Koeleria pyramidata subsp. schroeteriana Koeleria pyramidata subsp. pyramidata
WorldFloraDB 2024