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European Feather Grass
Stipa pennata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Stipa borysthenica
Stipa eriocaulis
Dwarf Feather GrassStipa capillata
Stipa iberica
Stipa lessingiana
Horsetail Feather GrassStipa tirsa
golden feather grassStipa pulcherrima
Foxtail BarleyHordeum jubatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,666 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,662 |
| Russia | 1,741 |
| Ukraine | 225 |
| Austria | 188 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 145 |
| Tula Oblast | 136 |
| Altai Krai | 135 |
| France | 127 |
| Niederösterreich | 127 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Needle Grasses · Stipa |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Feather Grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.