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Hesperostipa
Sign in to saveHesperostipa is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as needle-and-thread grass or needlegrass.
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Vinony's link graph records 8 inbound references to Hesperostipa, and connects out to plant, Eurasia and Ancient Greek.
It is catalogued under topics including Bunchgrasses of North America, Poaceae genera and Stipeae.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Needle-and-thread Grass
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
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- Stipa neomexicana (6231050622).jpg
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- needle and thread
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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.
The Hesperostipa species, formerly called Stipa, are endemic to North America. The new name adds , as other Stipa species are found on the Eurasian continent (i.e., the eastern hemisphere).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hesperostipa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.