PLANTS Profile for Hesperostipa comata (needle and thread)

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PLANTS Profile

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth
needle and thread

Symbol:

HECO26

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

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Distribution:
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Hesperostipa or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata
needle and thread

Hesperostipa comata ssp. intermedia
intermediate needle and thread

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Hesperostipa (Elias) Barkworth – needle and thread
Species	Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth – needle and thread

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Stipa comata [=HECOC8]
sewing needlegrass		Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507974.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 11:15 AM MDT