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Stipa bavarica

Stipa bavarica
Photo: Stfhfm, CC BY-SA 3.0

Stipa bavarica, Bavarian feather grass, is a small tufted perennial grass native to a single small area near Neuburg an der Donau in Bavaria, Germany. It is a rare species that grows on rocky ground where fine soil collects, so it suits a well-drained, sunny spot.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings; established plants tolerate dry spells well.
Soil
Lean, sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil or mineral substrate.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates cold winters typical of central Europe.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Germany (near Neuburg an der Donau)
Climate
temperate

About

Stipa bavarica, commonly known as Bavarian feather grass is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae, native to southern Germany. The species is restricted to a small area on the Finkenstein Nature Reserve near Neuburg an der Donau in Bavaria.

Where it grows

Stipa bavarica is restricted to a single site in Bavaria, Germany, with a maximum extent of occurrence of about 137 km2.

Other Stipa plants

Piptochaetium avenaceum · Stipa barbata · Stipa borysthenica · Dwarf Feather Grass · Stipa dregeana · Stipa leptogluma · Needle Grass · Stipa milleana · European feather grass · Stipa petriei · Golden Feather Grass · Horsetail Feather Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stipa bavarica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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