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Scientific Name
Hesperostipa spartea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth
Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
porcupine grass
Park Synonyms
Stipa spartea
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusHesperostipa
SpeciesHesperostipa spartea
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Clambey (1985) reported Stipa spartea which is a recognized synonym for Hesperostipa spartea in ITIS. Voucher KNRI 1992 was filed as Stipa spartea in ANCS.; Data Source: KNRI plant certification file by Kathie Diller (September 2005)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: KNRI plant certification file by Kathie Diller (September 2005)
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
mixed grass prairie, most common on mesic slopes; Data Source: KNRI plant certification file by Kathie Diller (September 2005)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tflesjer-thro
Created Date
12/5/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
5/3/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Clambey (1985) reported Stipa spartea. The accepted name for Stipa spartea in ITIS is Hesperostipa spartea., Park Species Data Source: ITIS; Salas & Pucherelli. 2003. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. Bibkey ID: 566448
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