''Stipa lessingiana'', called Lessing feather grass, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Stipa ''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, which also contains many species form ...

'', found in steppes from Greece east to Mongolia, including the countries bordering the Black and Caspian Seas, Central Asia, western Siberia, the Altai, and Xinjiang in China. It has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit ...

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lessingiana Ornamental plants Flora of Greece Flora of Bulgaria Flora of Romania Flora of Ukraine Flora of the Crimean Peninsula Flora of Russia Flora of West Siberia Flora of Altai (region) Flora of Turkey Flora of the Caucasus Flora of Iran Flora of Central Asia Flora of Xinjiang Flora of Mongolia Plants described in 1842 {{Pooideae-stub