Hesperostipa comata

Hesperostipa comata

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: Hesperostipa comata
Subspecies: H. c. subsp. comata – H. c. subsp. intermedia

Name

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth, Phytologia 74: 16 (1993)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. in Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 75 (1842)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, 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 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.  74:16.

Additional references

• Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
• Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Hesperostipa comata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Hesperostipa comata. Published online. Accessed: January 22 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hesperostipa comata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: needle-and-thread grass

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