familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusHesperostipa
speciesHesperostipa comata
subspeciesHesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia
Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia
Synonyms: Stipa comata var. intermedia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 158.
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
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Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number."prolonged" is not a number.
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Hesperostipa comata subsp. intermedia +
Hesperostipa comata +
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