Hesperostipa

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Hesperostipa
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Hesperostipa
(M.K.Elias) Barkworth[1][2]
Species

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Hesperostipa is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as needle-and-thread grass or needlegrass.[2]

Selected species

  • Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth needle-and-thread grass
    • Hesperostipa comata subsp. comata
    • Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia (Scribn. & Tweedy) Barkworth
  • Hesperostipa curtiseta (Hitchc.) Barkworth Canadian needlegrass
  • Hesperostipa neomexicana (Thurb.) Barkworth New Mexico needlegrass
  • Hesperostipa saxicola (Hitchc.) Valdés-Reyna & Barkworth
  • Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth porcupinegrass[2][3]

References

  1. "Genus: Hesperostipa (Elias) Barkworth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1997-12-11. Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hesperostipa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  3. "GRIN Species Records of Hesperostipa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-08-16. 

External links

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