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Taxonomic Revision of the Eurasian Stipa Subsections Stipa and Tirsae (Poaceae)

A comprehensive taxonomic revision of Stipa subsects. Stipa and Tirsae is presented. We analyzed the pattern of morphological variation of the taxa included in both subsections through the study of ...
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Taxonomic Revision of the Central Asian Stipa tianschanica Complex (Poaceae) with Particular Reference to the Epidermal Micromorphology of the Lemma

Morphological investigations were conducted on four taxa of the Stipa tianschanica complex occurring in Central Asia. The main objective of the study was to survey the micromorphological characters of ...
The National Interest

Italy’s Stipa-Caproni Aircraft Is Real, Even Though It Looks like a Toy

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, the ...
The Daily Telegraph

How to grow: Stipa barbata

This shimmering grass has platinum-silver ostrich-feather awns that are so soft and silky they look as though they have been straightened with hair irons. When a breeze strikes, they toss and turn, ...
The National Interest

Meet the Stipa-Caproni: Italy’s Bizarre “Flying Barrel” (The First ‘Jet’?)

The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental airplane designed by the Italian aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer Luigi Stipa, and built by Caproni, an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Despite looking ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Stipa-Caproni

Ninety-three years ago today, on October 7, 1932, the Stipa-Caproni made its first flight. This experimental aircraft was designed by Italian aviation pioneer Luigi Stipa and built by the Caproni ...