Calflora Taxon Report
Hesperostipa comata  (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

(not an active name)
Needle & thread grass,   Needle and thread,   Needlegrass
Hesperostipa comata is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Stipa comata
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Hesperostipa
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFStipa comata
Information about Hesperostipa comata from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (HECO26)

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