Stipa comata var. intermedia Calflora

Taxon Report

Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. var. intermedia Scribn. & Tweedy

Intermediate needle & thread grass

2018 Stefan Eggenberg

Stipa comata var. intermedia is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (24 records) Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Stipa comata
Genus:	Stipa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Hesperostipa comata ssp. intermedia
PLANTS	Hesperostipa comata ssp. intermedia

Information about Stipa comata var. intermedia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HECOI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/28/2023).