Stipa lessingiana--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 154.jpg
Native to Altay, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Greece, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Romania, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Stipa
Specific Epithet
lessingiana
Authorship
Trin. & Rupr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#234,364 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
5%
