Koeleria asiatica

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 asiatica

Koeleria asiatica Domin, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 947 (1905)

Heterotypic
- Koeleria alpina Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 848 (1841), nom. nud.
- Koeleria altaica var. glabrifolia Krylov in Fl. Zapadnoĭ Sibiri 2: 262 (1928)
- Koeleria asiatica subsp. atroviolacea (Domin) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 70 (1970 publ. 1971)
- Koeleria asiatica var. glabrifolia (Krylov) Tzvelev in Zlaki SSSR: 273 (1976)
- Koeleria asiatica var. lanuginosa Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 251 (1907)
- Koeleria asiatica subsp. ledebourii (Domin) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 70 (1970 publ. 1971)
- Koeleria asiatica var. leiantha Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 252 (1907)
- Koeleria asiatica var. mariae (V.N.Vassil.) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 86 (2011)
- Koeleria atroviolacea Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 252 (1907)
- Koeleria atroviolacea var. tsinghaica Tzvelev in Rast. Tsentral. Azii 4: 120 (1968)
- Koeleria cairnesiana Hultén in Fl. Alaska Yukon: 19 (1942)
- Koeleria geniculata Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 253 (1907)
- Koeleria glabrifolia (Krylov) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 85 (2011)
- Koeleria ledebourii Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 14: 164 (1907)
- Koeleria mariae V.N.Vassil. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 8: 70 (1940)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern USA
  - Alaska
- Regional: Canada
  - Northwest Territories, Yukon
Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Altay, Buryatia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet, Tuva
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia, North European Russia
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan
- Regional: Siberia
  - Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia, Yakutiya
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
(2023). https://journals.rcsi.science/0006-8136/article/view/134545. epublication.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Koeleria asiatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Koeleria asiatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Koeleria asiatica. Published online. Accessed: November 15 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Koeleria asiatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.