Pappostipa speciosa (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch.

Desert needlegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pappostipa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Deserts, canyons and rocky hills.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-2
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pappostipa speciosa world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77099499-1
WFO ID wfo-0000913986
COL ID 4CL8K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stipa tehuelches Pappostipa speciosa Achnatherum speciosum Jarava speciosa f. abscondita Jarava speciosa f. horrida Stipa speciosa f. abscondita Stipa speciosa f. atuelensis Stipa speciosa f. speciosa Jarava speciosa var. atuelensis Jarava speciosa var. breviglumis Jarava speciosa var. ciliata Jarava speciosa var. manqueclensis Jarava speciosa var. media Jarava speciosa var. parva Stipa humilis var. jonesiana Stipa humilis var. speciosa Stipa speciosa var. atuelensis Stipa speciosa var. breviglumis Stipa speciosa var. ciliata Stipa speciosa var. manqueclensis Stipa speciosa var. media Stipa speciosa var. minor Stipa speciosa var. parva Stipa speciosa var. rhomalea Stipa speciosa f. horrida Stipa speciosa var. speciosa Pappostipa speciosa f. horrida Pappostipa speciosa f. abscondita Stipa speciosa var. comosa Pappostipa speciosa var. manqueclensis Pappostipa speciosa var. atuelensis Pappostipa speciosa var. parva Pappostipa speciosa var. breviglumis Pappostipa speciosa var. ciliata Pappostipa speciosa var. media Stipa speciosa var. uncinata Stipa speciosa var. abscondita Stipa speciosa var. punae Stipa speciosa var. vizcacharum Stipa speciosa var. gualilanensis