Stipa gigantea Link

Giant feather grass (en), Celtica géante (fr), Stipe géante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Stipa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Stipa gigantea unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423355-1
WFO ID wfo-0000902103
COL ID 52QYZ
BDTFX ID 85666
INPN ID 719163
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Avena striata Stipa arenaria Stipa gigantea Avena cavanillesii Stipa gigantea var. mesatlantica Macrochloa arenaria