Stipa pulcherrima

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Stipa pulcherrima
Stipa pulcherrima ssp. bavarica auf Felsnase am Finkenstein bei Neuburg a.d. Donau.JPG
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Stipa
Species:
S. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Stipa pulcherrima
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Stipa pennata var. pulcherrima(K.Koch) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Stipa pennata subsp. pulcherrima(K.Koch) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Stipa crassiculmisP.A.Smirn.
  • Stipa crassiculmis subsp. euroanatolicaMartinovský
  • Stipa crassiculmis subsp. heterotrichaDihoru & Roman
  • Stipa crassiculmis subsp. picentinaMartinovský, Moraldo & Caputo
  • Stipa epilosaMartinovský
  • Stipa epilosa subsp. montanaMoraldo
  • Stipa etruscaMoraldo
  • Stipa glabrinodaKlokov
  • Stipa glabrinoda var. karadagensis(Tzvelev) Tzvelev
  • Stipa grafianaSteven
  • Stipa grafiana f. leianthaBorbás
  • Stipa grafiana f. pubifloraBorbás
  • Stipa heterophyllaKlokov
  • Stipa jacobsiiF.M.Vázquez
  • Stipa montana(Moraldo) Pînzaru
  • Stipa moraldoiPînzaru
  • Stipa oligotricha subsp. etrusca(Moraldo) F.M.Vázquez
  • Stipa oreadesKlokov
  • Stipa pennata var. breviglumisMaire
  • Stipa pennata var. grafiana(Steven) Linden
  • Stipa pennata subsp. grafiana(Steven) K.Richt.
  • Stipa pennata subsp. mediterranea(Trin. & Rupr.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Stipa pennata subsp. mediterranea(Trin. & Rupr.) Brand
  • Stipa pennata var. mediterraneaTrin. & Rupr.
  • Stipa platyphyllaCzern. ex Trautv.
  • Stipa pseudomontanaLandolt
  • Stipa pulcherrima var. alagezicaTzvelev
  • Stipa pulcherrima subsp. crassiculmis(P.A.Smirn.) Tzvelev
  • Stipa pulcherrima subsp. epilosa(Martinovský) Tzvelev
  • Stipa pulcherrima subsp. glabrinoda(Klokov) Tzvelev
  • Stipa pulcherrima subsp. grafiana(Steven) Pacz.
  • Stipa pulcherrima var. karadagensisTzvelev
  • Stipa pulcherrima f. leiantha(Borbás) Soó
  • Stipa pulcherrima subsp. mediterranea(Trin. & Rupr.) O.Schwarz
  • Stipa pulcherrima f. nudicostataMartinovský
  • Stipa pulcherrima subsp. palatinaH.Scholz & Korneck
  • Stipa pulcherrima f. pubiflora(Borbás) Soó
  • Stipa rigidaMartinovský
  • Stipa turcicaMartinovský
  • Stipa valdemonensisCataldo, S.A.Giardina, Moraldo & Raimondo

Stipa pulcherrima, golden feather grass [2] is a bisexual flowering plant in the family Poaceae. [1] [3]

Description

It is 40–100 centimetres (16–39 in) high, while its eciliate membrane is 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long. Its leaf-blades are erect, conduplicated, and sometimes ascend. They are 20–40 centimetres (7.9–15.7 in) long and are 1–1.5 millimetres (0.039–0.059 in) wide with smooth surface which can also be scaberulous and glabrous. The panicles are smooth and contracted. Also, they are elliptic and 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in) in length. They bear a few spikelets which are glabrous or ciliate and can range from 45–70 millimetres (1.8–2.8 in) in length. Compressed spikelets have only 1 floret which doesn't have rhachilla extension. Its floret callus is elongated, bearded, pungent, straight, curved and is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) in length. It glumes are similar to the fertile spikelet. The lower glume is 60–80 millimetres (2.4–3.1 in) long and is lanceolate. The upper glume is also lanceolated and is 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in) long. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stipa pulcherrima K.Koch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. "Stipa pulcherrima | golden feather grass/RHS Gardening".
  3. "Stipa pulcherrima K.Koch". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. W.D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K.T. Harman & H. Williamson. "Stipa pulcherrima". The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens . Kew: GrassBase. Retrieved May 14, 2013.