Stipa

Stipa
	Mediterranean needle-grass,; Stipa capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Stipodae
Tribe:	Stipeae
Genus:	Stipa; L.
Species
	Some 300, see text.
Synonyms
	LasiagrostisLink; OrthoraphiumNees; PatisOhwi; SparteumP.Beauv.,nom. inval.; StupaAsch.,orth. var.; TimouriaRoshev.; TrichosanthaSteud.,nom. inval.;

Stipais a genus of around 300 largeperennial hermaphroditic grassescollectively known asfeather grass,needle grass,andspear grass.They are placed in the subfamilyPooideaeand the tribeStipeae,which also contains many species formerly assigned toStipa,which have since been reclassified into new genera.

Many species are importantforagecrops. Several species such asStipa brachytricha,S. arundinacea,S. splendens,S. calamagrostis,S. giganteaandS. pulchraare used asornamental plants.One former species,espartograss (Macrochloa tenacissima), is used forcraftsand extensively inpapermaking.

It is a coarse grass with inrolled leaves and apaniclepatternedinflorescence.^[2]

Ecology

Species of the genusStipacan occur ingrasslands^[3]or insavanna habitats.Certain specificprairieplant associations are dominated by grasses of the genusStipa,which genus often lends its name to the terminology of some prairie types.^[4]In some areas of the western United States grasses of the genusStipaform a significant part of the understory ofBlue Oaksavannas, and were even a more important elementprehistoricallybefore the invasion of many European grasses.^[5]

Selected species

Stipa avenacea– black oat grass
Stipa baicalensisRoshev.
Stipa barbataDesf.
Stipa bavarica
Stipa borysthenica
Stipa brachytricha–Korean feather grass
Stipa canadensis
Stipa capensis
Stipa capillataL.
Stipa coreanaHonda– Korean needlegrass^[6]
Stipa grandisP.A.Smirn.
Stipa joannisČelak.
Stipa leptogluma
Stipa mexicana
Stipa milleana
Stipa mollis
Stipa pennataL.– feather grass
Stipa pulcherrima
Stipa speciosa
Stipa tirsaSteven
Stipa tulcanensis
Stipa turkestanicaHack.
Stipa zalesskiiWilensky

Formerly placed here

Achnatherum calamagrostis(L.) P.Beauv.(asS. calamagrostis(L.) Wahlenb.)
Achnatherum robustum(Vasey) Barkworth(asS. robusta(Vasey) Scribn.)
Anemanthele lessoniana(Steud.) Veldkamp (asStipa arundinaceaHook.f.)^[7]
Celtica gigantea(Link) F. M. Vazquez & Barkworth(asS. giganteaLink)
Eriocoma arida(asS. arida)
Hesperostipa comata(asS. comata)
Hesperostipa spartea(Trin.) Barkworth (asStipa sparteaTrin.)^[8]
Jarava ichuRuiz & Pav.(asS. ichu(Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth)
Macrochloa tenacissima(Loefl. ex L.) Kunth(asS. tenacissimaLoefl. ex L.)
Nassella leucotricha(Trin. & Rupr.) R.W.Pohl(asS. leucotrichaTrin. & Rupr.)
Nassella pulchra(Hitchc.) Barkworth(asS. pulchraHitchc.)
Nassella viridula(Trin.) Barkworth (asS. viridulaTrin.)^[9]
Neotrinia splendens(Trin.) M.Nobis, P.D.Gudkova & A.Nowak(asS. splendensTrin.)
Oryzopsis hymenoides(Ricker.) (asS. hymenoidesRoem. & Schult.)^[10]^[11]

References

^^a ^b"Genus:StipaL. "Germplasm Resources Information Network.United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-09-14.Retrieved2011-06-27.
^Morley, Thomas (1966).Spring Flora of Minnesota.The University of Minnesota Press. p. 47.
^Elgaily Osman Ahmed, 1983
^Ecological Society of America, 1921
^*C. Michael Hogan, 2008
^English Names for Korean Native Plants(PDF).Pocheon:Korea National Arboretum.2015. p. 647.ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 May 2017.Retrieved24 December2016– viaKorea Forest Service.
^"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Synonyms of Anemanthele lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp".wcsp.science.kew.org.Retrieved2022-08-26.
^"Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".Plants of the World Online.Retrieved2022-08-26.
^"Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".Plants of the World Online.Retrieved2022-08-26.
^"Oryzopsis hymenoides | International Plant Names Index".www.ipni.org.Retrieved2022-08-26.
^"GRIN Species Records ofStipa".Germplasm Resources Information Network.United States Department of Agriculture. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-24.Retrieved2011-06-27.

External links

Data related toStipaat Wikispecies
Media related toStipaat Wikimedia Commons

[GRIN-1] "Genus:StipaL. "Germplasm Resources Information Network.United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-09-14.Retrieved2011-06-27.

[2] Morley, Thomas (1966).Spring Flora of Minnesota.The University of Minnesota Press. p. 47.

[3] Elgaily Osman Ahmed, 1983

[4] Ecological Society of America, 1921

[5] *C. Michael Hogan, 2008

[6] English Names for Korean Native Plants(PDF).Pocheon:Korea National Arboretum.2015. p. 647.ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 May 2017.Retrieved24 December2016– viaKorea Forest Service.

[7] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Synonyms of Anemanthele lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp".wcsp.science.kew.org.Retrieved2022-08-26.

[8] "Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".Plants of the World Online.Retrieved2022-08-26.

[9] "Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".Plants of the World Online.Retrieved2022-08-26.

[10] "Oryzopsis hymenoides | International Plant Names Index".www.ipni.org.Retrieved2022-08-26.

[GRINSpecies-11] "GRIN Species Records ofStipa".Germplasm Resources Information Network.United States Department of Agriculture. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-24.Retrieved2011-06-27.

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