Stipa pennata L.

European feather grass (en), Plumet (fr), Stipe pennée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Stipa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.325-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.33 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.75
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 7-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Stipa pennata habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata habit picture by Dan Castello (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata habit picture by jeannot (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Stipa pennata leaf picture by Loïc Fonteneau (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata leaf picture by Sylvain Dubief (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata leaf picture by Ilir Zgjani (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Stipa pennata flower picture by Olivier Le Gall (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata flower picture by Axel LONGEAU (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata flower picture by Ludovic Lavigne (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Stipa pennata fruit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata fruit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Stipa pennata fruit picture by mauro buscarini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Stipa pennata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Stipa pennata threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423636-1
WFO ID wfo-0000902591
COL ID 6ZVPW
BDTFX ID 66424
INPN ID 125173
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Stipa pennata f. sabulosa Stipa disjuncta Stipa eriocaulis Stipa gallica Stipa graniticola Stipa lejophylla Stipa lithophila Stipa oligotricha Stipa veneta Stipa tauricola Stipa balcanica Stipa dvorakii Stipa anomala Stipa appendiculata Stipa germanica Stipa iberica f. laevis Stipa joannis f. okensis Stipa sabulosa Stipa vulgaris Stipa pennata f. penicillifera Stipa pennata f. gallica Stipa joannis Aristida pennata var. rigida Stipa austroitalica subsp. appendiculata Stipa austroitalica var. appendiculata Stipa borysthenica subsp. germanica Stipa eriocaulis subsp. austriaca Stipa eriocaulis subsp. dvorakii Stipa eriocaulis subsp. kiemii Stipa eriocaulis subsp. lithophila Stipa eriocaulis subsp. lutetiana Stipa iberica var. pygmaea Stipa joannis subsp. balcanica Stipa joannis subsp. germanica Stipa oligotricha subsp. kiemii Stipa pennata subsp. austriaca Stipa pennata subsp. dvorakii Stipa pennata subsp. eriocaulis Stipa pennata subsp. lejophylla Stipa pennata subsp. lithophila Stipa pennata var. appendiculata Stipa pennata var. austriaca Stipa pennata var. gallica Stipa pennata var. okensis Stipa pennata var. rigida Stipa pulcherrima var. austriaca Stipa pulcherrima var. gallica Stipa joannis subsp. sabulosa Stipa pennata subsp. kiemii Stipa austriaca Stipa pennata Stipa pennata subsp. joannis Stipa mediterranea subsp. gallica Stipa pennata var. joannis

Lower taxons

Stipa pennata subsp. sabulosa Stipa pennata subsp. pennata