Stipellula capensis(Thunb.) Röser & Hamasha

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WFO wfo-0001329127 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Stipellula capensis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. a Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2013-09-06 / obs. 15373217
Stipellula capensis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. b Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 15373176
Stipellula capensis, photographed by Wouter Van Landuyt
fig. c Wouter Van Landuyt, CC0 1.0 / obs. 65543975
Stipellula capensis, photographed by carnifex
fig. d carnifex, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202124881
Stipellula capensis, photographed by Vítor Jorge
fig. e Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176973659
Stipellula capensis, photographed by Karim Haddad
fig. f Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 131340466
Stipellula capensis, photographed by Julien Renoult
fig. g Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 116052908
Stipellula capensis, photographed by Karim Haddad
fig. h Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 74364523

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Native range 40 botanical countries

Regions where Stipellula capensis is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Egypt, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Albania, Baleares, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Türkiye-in-Europe AlgeriaCape ProvincesEgyptLibyaMauritaniaMoroccoTunisiaWestern SaharaAfghanistanCyprusEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesIranIraqKuwaitLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSinaiTürkiyeTurkmenistanIndiaPakistanAlbaniaCorseFranceGreeceItalyKritiNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalSiciliaSpainTürkiye-in-Europe Canary Is.MadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Stipellula capensis, 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
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kuwait KUW
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Corse COR
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Provinces CPP
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK

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 10 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.

  • Stipa capensis Thunb.
  • Stipa capensis var. tortilis (Desf.) Breistr.
  • Stipa humilis Brot.
  • Stipa liwinowii Roshev.
  • Stipa seminuda Vahl ex Hornem.
  • Stipa tenacissima Ucria
  • Stipa tortilis Desf.
  • Stipa tortilis var. pubescens Ball
  • Stipella capensis (Thunb.) Röser & Hamasha
  • Stipellula capensis var. pubescens (Ball) F.M.Vázquez

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. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol STTE13. public domain. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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