Poaceae
Stipa

Stipa × consanguinea Trin. & Rupr.

First published in Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 78 (1842)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Central Asia to Altay and Mongolia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is S. glareosa × S. krylovii.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Culms 17-25(-75) cm long. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1-1.5 mm long. Leaf-blades linear; flat, or conduplicate; 10-20 cm long; 1-5 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface puberulous; hairy adaxially, or on both sides.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a panicle; embraced at base by subtending leaf. Panicle contracted; linear; 6-12 cm long; 1-2 cm wide. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; subterete; 20-25 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus elongated; 1.8-2.3 mm long; pubescent; pungent.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; subterete; 20-25 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus elongated; 1.8-2.3 mm long; pubescent; pungent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; without keels; 3 -veined. Lower glume apex attenuate. Upper glume lanceolate; 20-25 mm long; membranous; without keels; 3 -veined. Upper glume apex attenuate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma elliptic; subterete; 8-10 mm long; coriaceous; without keel. Lemma surface pubescent; hairy below; hairy in lines. Lemma margins convolute; covering most of palea. Lemma apex surmounted by a ring of hairs; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn bigeniculate; twisted together; 55-90 mm long overall; with twisted column; deciduous; limb pubescent; with 0.5-0.8 mm long hairs. Column of lemma awn pubescent; with 0.5-0.8 mm long hairs. Palea 2 -veined; without keels.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Anthers 3. Stigmas 2. Ovary glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum linear.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: Siberia, China, and Mongolia. Asia-tropical: India.
Reference
Stipeae. Fl Pak 1993.
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Sources

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    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0