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

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