Stipa tirsa

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 tirsa

Stipa tirsa Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 30(II): 115 (1857)

Homotypic
- Stipa pennata subsp. tirsa (Steven) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 32 (1890)
- Stipa pennata var. tirsa (Steven) Novák in Preslia 2: 80 (1923)
Heterotypic
- Stipa cerariorum Pančić in Fl. Serbiae, Add.: 235 (1884)
- Stipa longifolia Borbás in Magyar Növényt. Lapok 10: 117 (1886)
- Stipa pennata subsp. cerariorum (Pančić) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 32 (1890)
- Stipa pennata f. glaucescens Novák in Preslia 2: 80 (1922)
- Stipa pennata var. stenophylla Czern. ex Lindem. in Fl. Cherson. 2: 283 (1882)
- Stipa schmidtii Woronow ex Grossh. in Trav. Mus. Georgie 3: 35 (1925)
- Stipa stenophylla (Czern. ex Lindem.) Trautv. in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 9: 351 (1884)
- Stipa tirsa subsp. albanica Martinovský in Preslia 44: 22 (1972)
- Stipa tirsa f. glaucescens (Novák) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 123 (1971 publ. 1972)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regionalː Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Ukraine
- Regionalː Central Europe
  - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary
- Regionalː Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia, East European Russia
- Regionalː Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain
Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regionalː Central Asia
  - Kazakhstan
- Regionalː Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
- Regionalː Southwestern Asia
  - Türkiye
- Regionalː Siberia
  - West Siberia

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.
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Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Stipa tirsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Stipa tirsa. Published online. Accessed: February 04 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stipa tirsa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: February 04. Reference page.