Stipa

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For other senses of this term, see Speech transmission index, Luigi Stipa, Stipa-Caproni

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Stipa is a genus of about 140 species[2] of large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species formerly assigned to Stipa, which have since been reclassified into new genera.

Many species are important forage crops. Several species such as Stipa brachytricha, S. arundinacea, S. splendens, S. gigantea and S. pulchra are used as ornamental plants. One former species, esparto grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), is used for crafts and extensively in paper making.

It is a coarse grass with inrolled leaves and a panicle patterned inflorescence.[3]

Ecology

Species of the genus Stipa can occur in grasslands[4] or in savanna habitats. Certain specific prairie plant associations are dominated by grasses of the genus Stipa, which genus often lends its name to the terminology of some prairie types.[5] In some areas of the western United States grasses of the genus Stipa form a significant part of the understory of Blue Oak[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed] savannas, and were even a more important element prehistorically before the invasion of many European grasses.[6]

Species

As of August 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 141 species and primary hybrids.[2]

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See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Genus: Stipa L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-09-14. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stipa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morley, Thomas (1966). Spring Flora of Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Press. p. 47.
  4. ^ Elgaily Osman Ahmed, 1983
  5. ^ Ecological Society of America, 1921
  6. ^ *C. Michael Hogan, 2008
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Synonyms of Anemanthele lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 647. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.

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