Poaceae
Stipa capillata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Stipa
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- عذم شعري
- arz
- عذم شعرى
- Bulgarian
- Влакновидно коило
- Chinese
- 针茅, 异针茅
- Czech
- Kavyl vláskovitý
- Danish
- Hårtotfjergræs
- Estonian
- Juus-stepirohi
- German
- Haar-Pfriemengras
- hsb
- Włosojta kowjel
- Hungarian
- Kunkorgó árvalányhaj
- Kazakh
- Садақбоз қау
- Persian
- استپی موئین
- Polish
- Ostnica włosowata
- Russian
- Ковыль-волосатик, Ковыль волосатик, Ковыль волосовидный, Тырса
- Serbian
- Длакаво ковиље
- Swedish
- Finbladigt fjädergräs
- Ukrainian
- Ковила волосиста
Synonyms
- Aristida avenacea Guettard
- Aristida avenacea Houtt.
- Stipa capillaris Gromov ex Trautv.
- Stipa capillata f. orthopogon (Asch. & Graebn.) Morariu
- Stipa capillata f. ulopogon (Asch. & Graebn.) Morariu
- Stipa capillata var. orthopogon Asch. & Graebn.
- Stipa capillata var. rumelica (Velen.) Morariu
- Stipa capillata var. thessala (Hausskn.) Halácsy
- Stipa capillata var. ulopogon Asch. & Graebn.
- Stipa erecta Trin.
- Stipa juncea Lam.
- Stipa juncea var. cabanasii F.M.Vázquez & Devesa
- Stipa lagascae Guss.
- Stipa thessala Hausskn.
- Stipa ucranica Roem. & Schult.
- Stipa ukranensis Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vasily Moryashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.