Stipa borysthenica is a perennial bunchgrass species in the family Poaceae, native to Europe and Asia.
It is a common species in a wide area of Kazakhstan and southern parts of Russia. In many European countries (e.g. Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine) it is a post-glacial relict and protected endangered plant.
Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin is a perennial bunchgrass distinguished from related species by its leaves, which have a shorter and sparser tuft of hairs, or are glabrous at the apex. The sheaths of the upper leaves have a rough texture (scabrid), and the lemma measures 21âÂÂ22 mm.
The species is native to eastern and east central Europe, including Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania, and Russia.