Hesperostipa

Hesperostipa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Hesperostipa
Species: H. comata – H. curtiseta – H. neomexicana – H. saxicola – H. spartea

Name

• Hesperostipa (M.K.Elias) Barkworth, Phytologia 74: 15 (1993)
• Type species: Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth, Phytologia 74: 16 (1993)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regionalː USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mexico Central, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Barkworth, M.E. 1993. North American Stipeae (Gramineae): Taxonomic changes and other comments. Phytologia 74: 1–25. BHL Reference page. ː 74(1): 15.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Hesperostipa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 21. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Hesperostipa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Hesperostipa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Hesperostipa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: needle and thread

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