Stipa novakii

Description

Stipa novakii is a grass species described by Jan Otakar Martinovský . Stipa novakii is included in the genus feather grass family , and the family grass . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Stipa is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae. Many species are important forage crops. Several species such as Stipa brachytricha, S. arundinacea, S. splendens, S. calamagrostis, S. gigantea and S. pulchra are used as ornamental plants. One species, esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima), is used for crafts and extensively in paper making.