Stipa capillataL.

WFO wfo-0000901857 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Stipa capillata, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. a Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-21 / obs. 199556185
Stipa capillata, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. b Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 197569551
Stipa capillata, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. c Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169852875
Stipa capillata, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. d Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169853262
Stipa capillata, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. e Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170013274
Stipa capillata, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. f Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170013200
Stipa capillata, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. g Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170012929
Stipa capillata, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. h Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170012915

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Native range 46 botanical countries

Regions where Stipa capillata is native: Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Iran, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AltayBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChitaIranIrkutskKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBulgariaCentral European RussiaCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Stipa capillata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
Chita CTA
Iran IRN
Irkutsk IRK
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 16 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aristida avenacea Houtt.
  • Aristida avenacea Guettard
  • Stipa capillaris Gromov ex Trautv.
  • Stipa capillata f. orthopogon (Asch. & Graebn.) Morariu
  • Stipa capillata f. ulopogon (Asch. & Graebn.) Morariu
  • Stipa capillata var. orthopogon Asch. & Graebn.
  • Stipa capillata var. rumelica (Velen.) Morariu
  • Stipa capillata var. thessala (Hausskn.) Halácsy
  • Stipa capillata var. ulopogon Asch. & Graebn.
  • Stipa erecta Trin.
  • Stipa juncea Lam.
  • Stipa juncea var. cabanasii F.M.Vázquez & Devesa
  • Stipa lagascae Guss.
  • Stipa thessala Hausskn.
  • Stipa ucranica Roem. & Schult.
  • Stipa ukranensis Lam.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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