Stipa barbata Desf.

Plumet (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Stipa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.4-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses animal food fodder poison vertebrate poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 25
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Stipa barbata leaf picture by Daoudi Belkacem (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Stipa barbata flower picture by Arti Lcm (cc-by-sa)
Stipa barbata flower picture by giorgio cecca (cc-by-sa)
Stipa barbata flower picture by giorgio cecca (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Stipa barbata fruit picture by Arti Lcm (cc-by-sa)
Stipa barbata fruit picture by Daoudi Belkacem (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Stipa barbata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Palau, Turkmenistan, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423140-1
WFO ID wfo-0000901769
COL ID 52QRV
BDTFX ID 84831
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stipa alba Stipa calatajeronensis Stipa intermedia Stipa paleacea Stipa pennatiformis Stipa plumosa Stipa stapfii Stipa barbata subsp. brevipila Stipa barbata var. brevipila Stipa barbata var. hispanica Stipa barbata Stipa barbata var. calatajeronensis