Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Stipeae > Genus Stipa

Stipa capensis Thunb.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Stipa*	L.	accepted genus name
*Stipa adoxa*	Klokov & Ossyczn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa alba*	F. M. Vázquez & S. Ramos	taxonomically included in
*Stipa almeriensis*	F. M. Vázquez	taxonomically included in
*Stipa anomala*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa apertifolia*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa aquilana*	Moraldo	taxonomically included in
*Stipa arabica*	Trin. & Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa araxensis*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa asperella*	Klokov & Ossyczn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa atlantica*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa austroitalica*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa baktashevae*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Stipa balansae*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Stipa balcanica*	(Martinovský) Kožuharov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa barbata*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa borysthenica*	Prokudin	taxonomically included in
*Stipa bufensis*	F. M. Vázquez, H. Scholz & Sonnentag	taxonomically included in
*Stipa cacuminis*	H. Scholz & Parolly	taxonomically included in
*Stipa capensis*	Thunb.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa capillata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa caucasica*	Schmalh.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa cazorlensis*	(F. M. Vázquez & Devesa) F. M. Vázquez, H. Scholz & Sonnentag	taxonomically included in
*Stipa clausa*	Trab.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa cretacea*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa daghestanica*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa danubialis*	Dihoru & Roman	taxonomically included in
*Stipa dasyphylla*	(Lindem.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa dasyvaginata*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa donetzica*	Chuprina	taxonomically included in
*Stipa ehrenbergiana*	Trin. & Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa endotricha*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa eriocaulis*	Borbás	taxonomically included in
*Stipa etrusca*	Moraldo	taxonomically included in
*Stipa fallacina*	Klokov & Ossyczn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa feltrina*	Moraldo, Lasen & Argenti	taxonomically included in
*Stipa filabrensis*	H. Scholz, Sonnentag & F. M. Vázquez	taxonomically included in
*Stipa gaubae*	Bor	taxonomically included in
*Stipa gegarkunii*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa hoggarensis*	Chrtek & Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa hohenackeriana*	Trin. & Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa holosericea*	Trin.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa iberica*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa iranica*	Freitag	taxonomically included in
*Stipa isoldeae*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Stipa issaevii*	Mussajev & Sadychov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa jacobsii*	F. M. Vázquez	taxonomically included in
*Stipa juncea*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa karjaginii*	Mussajev & Sadychov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa korshinskyi*	Roshev.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa lagascae*	Roem. & Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa larisae*	Ostapko	taxonomically included in
*Stipa lessingiana*	Trin. & Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa letourneuxii*	Trab.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa macroglossa*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa maeotica*	Klokov & Ossyczn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa majalis*	Klokov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa maroccana*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Stipa martinovskyi*	Klokov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa mayeri*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa meridionalis*	F. M. Vázquez & Devesa	taxonomically included in
*Stipa monticola*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Stipa nitens*	Ball	taxonomically included in
*Stipa novakii*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa offneri*	Breistr.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa oligotricha*	Moraldo	taxonomically included in
*Stipa oreades*	Klokov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa orientalis*	Trin.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa parviflora*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa pauneroana*	(Martinovský) F. M. Vázquez & Devesa	taxonomically included in
*Stipa pennata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa poetica*	Klokov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa pulcherrima*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Stipa rechingeri*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa rigida*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa sareptana*	A. K. Becker	taxonomically included in
*Stipa serena*	F. M. Vázquez & Pérez-Chisc.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa sicula*	Moraldo, la Valva, M. Ricciardi & G. Caputo	taxonomically included in
*Stipa sosnowskyi*	Seredin	taxonomically included in
*Stipa styriaca*	Martinovský	taxonomically included in
*Stipa syreistschikowii*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa thessala*	Hausskn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa tirsa*	Steven	taxonomically included in
*Stipa transcarpatica*	Klokov	taxonomically included in
*Stipa ucrainica*	P. A. Smirn.	taxonomically included in
*Stipa valdemonensis*	Cataldo, S. A. Giardina, Moraldo & Raimondo	taxonomically included in
*Stipa veneta*	Moraldo	taxonomically included in
*Stipa zalesskii*	Wilensky	taxonomically included in
*Stipa zuvantica*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Stipa humilis*	Brot.	heterotypic synonym
*Stipa retorta*	Cav.	heterotypic synonym
*Stipa tortilis*	Desf.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: barró; espart de cordell; rompsac; ronsac sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

English: Mediterranean Needle Grass sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

German: Gedrehtes Federgras sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Hebrew: מַלְעָנִיאֵל מָצוּי sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Majorcan: rompsac sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: tabua do campo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: hopillo; mechón de vieja; pelote; pelufo; triguera de amores sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: herba aspra

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 19. 1794

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Stipa capensis Thunb. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3fac4bec-04ec-49c4-86ad-d420f46d7357