Summary ³

Koeleria macrantha is a species of grass known by the common name prairie Junegrass in North America and crested hair-grass in the UK. It is widespread across much of Eurasia and North America. It occurs in a large number of habitat types, especially prairie.

Identification ⁴

Height: 1-2 feet

Spike-like seedhead, tightly bunched growth

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3. Adapted by whalenn0712 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koeleria_macrantha
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