Details of Genus: Stipa
ID: 1267
Genus ja:
Genus en: Feather grass, Needle grass, Spear grass
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted:
Family: Poaceae
Family ja: イネ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 300 species of bristly, tufted, evergreen or deciduous, perennial (rarely annual) grasses from open wood-land and stony slopes in temperate and warm-temperate regions worldwide. They have linear, pleated, inrolled, occasionally flat leaves, and bear narrow panicles of flattened spikelets, often with long, feathery or bristly awns, from early summer to autumn. They are grown for their habit, and also for their attractive inflorescences, which may be dried and dyed for use in flower arrangements. Use in a mixed or shrub border. S. gigantea is effective set against a dark backdrop of shrubs or conifers.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy; S. arundinacea will withstand short periods around -10°C (14°F).
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Divide from mid-spring to early summer.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment:
Comment ja: ハネガヤ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show |