Koeleria glauca
{{Short description|Species of grass}}
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|image = Koeleria glauca (habitus).jpg
|image_caption = Koeleria glauca in natural habitat
(Saratov oblast, Russia)
|genus = Koeleria
|species = glauca
}}
Koeleria glauca, commonly known as blue hair grass,{{cite web|url=http://www.bluestem.ca/koeleria-glauca.htm|title=Koeleria glauca - Blue Hair Grass|publisher=|accessdate=March 31, 2013}} is a grass species of the genus Koeleria. It grows in dunes and other sandy places. It is mainly distributed in eastern Central Europe,{{cite web|url= http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/k830/koeleria-glauca.aspx|title=Koeleria glauca|publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden|accessdate=March 31, 2013}} with its western outposts in the coastal dunes of Jutland and inland dunes in the Rhine Valley.
Description
The plant's foliage is bluish-grey and grows to a height of {{convert|15|-|30|cm}}. Its flowers bloom from May to July and can reach a height of {{convert|35|-|55|cm}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.outsidepride.com/seed/ornamental-grass/blue-hair-ornamental-grass-seed.html|title=Blue Hair Grass (Koeleria glauca)|publisher=Outside Pride|accessdate=March 31, 2013}}
References
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External links
- Flora Europaea [http://193.62.154.38/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Koeleria&SPECIES_XREF=glauca&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK=] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175551/http://193.62.154.38/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Koeleria&SPECIES_XREF=glauca&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= |date=2007-09-27 }}
- Nordic virtual flora [http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/poa/koele/koelgla.html]
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