Stipa borysthenica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Stipa
Species: Stipa borysthenica

Name

Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin in E.V.Wulff, 1951. Fl. Kryma 1(4): 25

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Stipa joannis subsp. sabulosa (Pacz.) Lavrenko in Fl. RSS Ucr. 2: 123 (1940)
- Stipa pennata f. sabulosa Pacz. in Chersonsk. Fl. 1: 112 (1914)
- Stipa pennata subsp. sabulosa (Pacz.) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 80 (1973)
- Stipa sabulosa (Pacz.) Sljuss. in Trudy Biol. Fak. Genet. 37: 26 (1963), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Stipa anomala P.A.Smirn. in Index Seminum (MHA, Mosquensis) 1930: 15 (1930)
- Stipa baktashevae Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 45: 7 (2014)
- Stipa borysthenica var. anomala (P.A.Smirn.) M.Nobis in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 105: 12 (2020)
- Stipa borysthenica var. germanica (Endtm.) Dengler in Gleditschia 28: 20 (2000)
- Stipa borysthenica subsp. germanica (Endtm.) Martinovský & Rauschert in Feddes Repert. 88: 320 (1977)
- Stipa borysthenica var. marchica (Endtm.) Rauschert in Mitt. Florist. Kart. Sachsen-Anhalt 4: 11 (1978)
- Stipa germanica (Endtm.) Klokov in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Nizsh. Rast. 1975: 67 (1976), without basionym year or page.
- Stipa joannis subsp. germanica Endtm. in Wiss. Z. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ. Greifswald, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 11: 148 (1962)
- Stipa joannis var. marchica Endtm. in Wiss. Z. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ. Greifswald, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 11: 148 (1976)
- Stipa pennata subsp. anomala (P.A.Smirn.) F.M.Vázquez & M.Gut. in Telopea 13: 159 (2011)
- Stipa pennata var. anomala (P.A.Smirn.) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 18 (1974)
- Stipa sabulosa subsp. germanica (Endtm.) Martinovský & Rauschert in Preslia 48: 187 (1976)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regionalː Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Ukraine
- Regionalː Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia, East European Russia
- Regionalː Central Europe
  - Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland
Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regionalː Southeawestern Asia
  - Iran
- Regionalː Central Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, West Siberia, Xinjiang
- Regionalː Caucasus
  - North Caucasus

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Klokov in E.V.Wulff, 1951. Flora Kryma. Pod red. S.S.Stankova 1(4): 25

Additional references

Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Nobis, M. & al. (2020). A synopsis of the genus Stipa (Poaceae) in Middle Asia, including a key to species identification, an annotated checklist, and phytogeographic analysis. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 105: 1-63.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Stipa borysthenica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Stipa borysthenica. Published online. Accessed: January 29 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

čeština: kavyl písečný
Deutsch: Sand-Federgras
Hiri Motu: Pěskowa kowjel
magyar: homoki árvalányhaj
polski: Ostnica piaskowaру
русский: Ковыль песчаный
српски / srpski: Пешчарско ковиље
українська: Ковила дніпровська