Species: Hesperostipa comata
Needle-and-Thread
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Hesperostipa
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Needle-and-Thread Grass - needle-and-thread - stipe chevelue
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Hesperostipa - Kartesz (1999) recognizes Stipa comata (as in Kartesz 1994) as Hesperostipa comata.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-04-16
Global Status Last Changed
1984-04-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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