Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Stipa// Species: Stipa capillata L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Martinovský in Tutin et al. (1980) and Vukićević in Josifović (1976).
Distribution: Native to Europe to Siberia, North China and Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats – dry grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains, generally at lower altitudes in the zone of hill pastures.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Stipa capillata – habit. Hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – habit. Hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – upper part of plant with panicles. Hills surrounding Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle. Hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – spikelets. Hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of plant – stems and leaves. Hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – spikelet. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – spikelets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lemmas. Lemmas are Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Stipa capillata – glumes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – glumes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle branches. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of panicle and leaf sheath. The upper leaf sheaths are longer than the nodes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle base and leaf sheath with ligules. The panicle base is usually enclosed by the uppermost leaf sheath. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle base and leaf sheath with ligule. The panicle base is usually enclosed by the uppermost leaf sheath. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of plant – stems and leaves. The panicle base is usually enclosed by the uppermost leaf sheath. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of plant – stems and leaves. The panicle base is usually enclosed by the uppermost leaf sheath. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – panicle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – spikelet with indurate lemma. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – ripe spikelet with curved awn. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – ripe spikelet with curved awn. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – glumes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of plant – stems and leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of plant – stems and leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – lower part of plant – stems and leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – leaves. The leaves are convolute, with hairy adaxial side and glabrous to scabrid abaxial side. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – leaves. The leaves are convolute, with hairy adaxial side and glabrous to scabrid abaxial side. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – leaf sheath and ligule. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – leaf sheath and ligule. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stipa capillata – leaf sheath and ligule. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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