Stipa breviflora Griseb., Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Goettingen , Math.-Phys. Kl. 3:82 (1868).

Nobis, Marcin, Gudkova, Polina D. & Pendry, Colin A., 2019, Synopsis of the tribe Stipeae (Poaceae) in Nepal, PhytoKeys 128, pp. 97-119 : 102

Stipa breviflora Griseb., Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Goettingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. 3:82 (1868).

= S. aliciae Kanitz, Növényt. Gyujtesek Eredm. Grof Szechenyi Bela Keletazsiai Utjabol 61, t. 7 (1891).

Type.

(China) Tibet, Gnari (Nari) Khorsum, Schlagentweit 7105 (holotype GOET!, isotype LE!).

General distribution.

China, Kyrgyzstan, N India, Mongolia, Nepal ( Grubov 1982; Tzvelev 1968, 1976; Freitag 1985; Wu and Phillips 2006).

Distribution in Nepal.

Mustang.

Habitat.

High altitude steppes, scree.

Altitudinal range.

2750-3600 m.

Selected specimens studied.

Mustang: Entre Jomsom et Kagbheni, dans la steppe aride a Caragana gerardiana et C. brevispina (limite), 28°46'51"N, 83°43'27"E, 2750 m, 17 Sep. 1981, M.A. Farille 81-362 (E); Muktinath, on open slopes near cultivations, 28°48'58"N, 83°51'47"E, 3640 m, 8 Jun 1954, J.D.A. Stainton, W.R. Sykes & L.H.J Williams 5647 (E, K).