Stipa
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Stipa pennata
See also: stipa
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin stipa, stuppa (“the coarse part of flax”).
Proper noun
Stipa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – feathergrasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Stipeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Stipa pennata - type species; for other the numerous other species names see Stipa at The Plant List.
Derived terms
References
Stipa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Stipa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Stipa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Stipa at USDA Plants database
- Stipa at Tropicos
- Stipa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Stipa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Stipa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Stipa at The Plant List
