Stipa juncea

Stipa juncea

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 juncea

Name

Stipa juncea L., Sp. Pl.: 78 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Stipa celakovskyi Martinovský in Preslia 48: 18 (1976)
  • Stipa filabrensis H.Scholz, Sonnentag & F.M.Vázquez in Acta Bot. Malac. 24: 28 (1999)
  • Stipa lagascae subsp. celakovskyi (Martinovský) O.Bolòs & Vigo in Fl. Països Catalans 4: 544 (2001)
  • Stipa lagascae var. trabutii Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 266 (1936)

Homonyms

• Stipa juncea Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 157 (1791), nom. superfl. vide Stipa capillata L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 116 (1762)
• Stipa juncea Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 54 (1803), nom. superfl. vide Piptatheropsis canadensis (Poir.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng in Taxon 60: 1713 (2011)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe France, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 78. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Stipa juncea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Stipa juncea. Published online. Accessed: January 30 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: espartillo, atocha fina

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