Stipa lessingiana

Taxonavigation

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

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

Stipa lessingiana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 79 (1842)

Heterotypic
- Stipa brauneri (Pacz.) Klokov in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Nizsh. Rast. 1975: 21 (1976)
- Stipa cyllenaea Strid in Willdenowia 11: 302 (1981)
- Stipa lessingiana var. brauneri (Pacz.) Roshev. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 2: 93 (1934)
- Stipa lessingiana subsp. brauneri Pacz. in Zap. Krymsk. Obshch. Estestvoisp. 5: 4 (1916)
- Stipa lessingiana subsp. cyllenaea (Strid) Strid in P.A.K.Strid & Kit Tan (eds.), Mount. Fl. Greece 2: 826 (1991)
- Stipa lessingiana var. zeberbaueri Hack. in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 20: 429 (1905)
- Stipa saikanica Kotukhov in Turczaninowia 1(2): 10 (1998)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regionalː Central Asia
  - Altay, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang
- Regionalː Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
- Regionalː Southwestern Asia
  - Iran, Türkiye
- Regionalː Siberia
  - West Siberia
Continental: Europe
- Regionalː Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Krym, Romania, South European Russia, Ukraine
- Regionalː Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia, East European Russia

Trinius, C.B. v. & Ruprecht, F.J. 1842. Species Graminum Stipaceorum (Ex Actis Academ. Imp. Scient. Petrop. Ser. VI. Tom. V. Sc. nat.). Petropoli: Typis Academiae Imperialis Scientiarum. 189 pp. BHL Reference page. ː 79

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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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Stipa lessingiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Stipa lessingiana. Published online. Accessed: February 02 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stipa lessingiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: February 02. Reference page.