Biology:Stipa borysthenica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Stipa |
| Species: | S. borysthenica
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| Binomial name | |
| Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin in Wulf.[1]
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Stipa borysthenica is a perennial bunchgrass species in the family Poaceae, native to Europe and Asia.
It is a common species in a wide area of Kazakhstan and southern parts of Russia. In many European countries (e.g. Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine) it is a post-glacial relict and protected endangered plant.
Description
Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin is a perennial bunchgrass distinguished from related species by its leaves, which have a shorter and sparser tuft of hairs, or are glabrous at the apex. The sheaths of the upper leaves have a rough texture (scabrid), and the lemma measures 21–22 mm. [2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to eastern and east central Europe, including Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania, and Russia.[2][3]
References
- ↑ POWO (2025).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tutín, T. G.; Heywood, V. H.; Burges, N. A. et al., eds (3 April 1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-521-20108-X.
- ↑ "Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448167-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q159944 entry
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