Koeleria glauca

Koeleria glauca
Koeleria glauca in natural habitat
(Saratov oblast, Russia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Koeleria
Species: K. glauca
Binomial name
Koeleria glauca
(Schrad.) DC.

Koeleria glauca (commonly known as Blue Hair Grass)[1] is a grass species of the genus Koeleria. It grows in dunes and other sandy places. It is mainly distributed in eastern Central Europe,[2] with its western outposts in the coastal dunes of Jutland and inland dunes in the Rhine Valley.

Description

The plants foliage is bluish-grey in colour and is 15–30 centimetres (5.9–11.8 in) in height. Flowers bloom from May to July and can be 35–55 centimetres (14–22 in) high.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Koeleria glauca - Blue Hair Grass". Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Koeleria glauca". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Blue Hair Grass (Koeleria glauca)". Outside Pride. Retrieved March 31, 2013.


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