Hesperostipa spartea
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Hesperostipa spartea, formerly Stipa spartea, is a species of grass known by the common names porcupine grass, western porcupine grass, short-awn porcupine grass, porcupine needlegrass, and big needlegrass. It is native to North America, where it is widespread from British Columbia to Ontario in Canada and through the central and Great Lakes regions of the United States.[1] It is a bunchgrass species in the genus Hesperostipa.[2]
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Hesperostipa spartea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Hesperostipa |
Species: | H. spartea |
Binomial name | |
Hesperostipa spartea | |
Synonyms | |
Stipa spartea |
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