Stipa comata

Stipa comata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Stipa
Species: Stipa comata

Name

Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.

Synonyms

• Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth
• Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia (Scribn. & Tweedy) Barkworth
• Stipa comata var. falcata B.Boivin
• Stipa comata var. intermedia Scribn. & Tweedy
• Stipa comata subsp. intonsa Piper
• Stipa comata var. suksdorfii H.St.John
• Stipa spartea var. intermedia (Scribn. & Tweedy) B.Boivin
• Stipa spartea var. tweedyi (Scribn.) M.E.Jones
• Stipa tweedyi Scribn.

Distribution

It is native to North America, especially the western third. It has a wide distribution spanning from northern Canada to Mexico.

References

• Sp. Gram. Stipac. 75 (1842).

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Stipa comata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 22 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Stipa comata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sep 22.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Stipa comata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2017.

Vernacular names

English: needle-and-thread grass

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