Calflora: Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata

Taxon Report 4133

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata (not an active name; please see Stipa comata var. comata)

Needle & thread grass, Needle and thread

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Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata, a monocot, is a perennial grass that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Plant Characteristics
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Bloom Period

Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Hesperostipa
Parent Record	Hesperostipa comata

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 accepted name:	Stipa comata var. comata

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Hesperostipa comata var. comata
PLANTS:	Stipa comata ssp. intonsa
PLANTS:	Stipa comata var. comata
PLANTS:	Stipa comata

NOTE: Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (HECOC8)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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