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Koeleria macrantha is a species in the Poaceae (Grass) family known by the common name Junegrass. It is native to much of North America, from Alaska to northern Mexico to the eastern United States. In California it is found from the coast to the mountains but is largely absent from the deserts and central valley. It occurs in a large number of habitat types, especially prairie. This is a short, tuft-forming perennial bunchgrass, reaching heights from 20 to 70 centimeters. The leaves are basal and up to about 20 centimeters long. The flower cluster is nearly cylindrical and may taper somewhat toward the tip. It holds shiny tan spikelets which are sometimes tinted with purple, each about half a centimeter long. It is a good forage for many types of grazing animals and is sometimes used in golf course rough.
Grass
8 - 28 in Tall
1 ft Wide
Upright
Slow, Fast
Summer Semi-deciduous
Yellow, Brown
Spring
Containers, Deer resistant
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Low
Easy
Tolerates cold to -15° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0
1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Dry open clay or rocky places
Alpine Fell-Fields, Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Use as an understory with Oaks (Quercus spp.) or other trees. Also useful in a meadow-like garden or rock garden with other native grasses, annual wildflowers, herbaceous perennials such as California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), succulents such as Dudleya spp., and various cactus species.
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 1 likely
Columbian Skipper
Hesperia columbia
Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada