''Stipa turkestanica'' is a species of

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that grows in

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and

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and western Asia. Its culms are 30–70 cm long, and

panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

s 8–14 cm long, bearing few spikelets.

References

* Hack. 1906. In: Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 26: 59 * Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 26: 59. 1906. (Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada) * Type fragment: Hackel, E. 1906. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada. 26: 59.
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turkestanica Plants described in 1906 {{Pooideae-stub