Hesperostipa comata ssp. intermedia Calflora

Taxon Report

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. intermedia (Scribn. & Tweedy) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Intermediate needle & thread grass, Intermediate needle and thread

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

also called Stipa comata var. intermedia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~22 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hesperostipa comata var. intermedia
PLANTS	Stipa comata var. falcata
POWO + PLANTS	Stipa comata var. intermedia
PLANTS	Stipa comata var. suksdorfii
JEF	Stipa comata var. intermedia

Information about Hesperostipa comata ssp. intermedia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (HECOI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).