Stipa pennata

Stipa pennata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Stipa
Species: S. pennata
Binomial name
Stipa pennata
L.

Stipa pennata, common name European feather grass,[1] is a flowering plant in the family Poaceae, which is grown as an ornamental plant for its feathery flowering spikes. Its foliage is green in summer while the flowers are silvery-grey during the same season.[2] It is 60–90 centimetres (24–35 in) high.

References

  1. "Stipa pennata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Stipa pennata". Retrieved March 31, 2013.

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