familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Stipeae
genusHesperostipa
speciesHesperostipa comata
subspeciesHesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia

Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia

(Scribn. & Tweedy) Barkworth
Mary E. Barkworth
Synonyms: Stipa comata var. intermedia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 158.
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Lower cauline nodes usually exposed. Panicles usually fully exserted at maturity. Awns 65-130 mm, terminal segment 30-80 mm, straight. 2n =44-46.

Discussion

Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia is found in pinyon-juniper woodlands, at elevations of 2175-3075 m, in the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, from southern Canada to New Mexico. It resembles H. curtiseta, but differs in its evenly pubescent lemmas and its often lacerate ligules.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Mary E. Barkworth +
Authority
(Scribn. & Tweedy) Barkworth +
Distribution
Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, N.Dak. +, N.Y. +, Okla. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Nev. +, Colo. +, Calif. +, Nebr. +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Iowa +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Utah +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +  and Yukon +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +  and Annaliese Miller +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V24/V24 219.xml +
Synonyms
Stipa comata var. intermedia +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia +
Taxon parent
Hesperostipa comata +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 24 +