Poaceae
Stipa tirsa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Stipa
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Common names
By language (9)
- Bulgarian
- Тирзово коило
- Czech
- Kavyl tenkolistý
- German
- Rossschweif-Federgras
- hsb
- Wopuškojta kowjel
- Hungarian
- Hosszúlevelű árvalányhaj
- Russian
- Ковыль узколистный
- Serbian
- Понтијско ковиље
- Swedish
- Ryskt fjädergräs
- Ukrainian
- Ковила вузьколиста
Synonyms
- Stipa cerariorum Pančić
- Stipa cerariorum Pančić
- Stipa longifolia Borbás
- Stipa pennata f. glaucescens Novák
- Stipa pennata subsp. cerariorum (Pančić) K.Richt.
- Stipa pennata subsp. tirsa (Steven) Kneuck.
- Stipa pennata var. stenophylla Czern. ex Lindem.
- Stipa pennata var. tirsa (Steven) Novák
- Stipa pennata var. tirsa (Steven) Čelak.
- Stipa schmidtii Woronow ex Grossh.
- Stipa stenophylla (Czern. ex Lindem.) Trautv.
- Stipa tirsa f. glaucescens (Novák) Soó
- Stipa tirsa subsp. albanica Martinovský
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos

Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Sdjurovic, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, 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.