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Hesperostipa comata
Needle and Thread Grass; Needle Grass

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DERIVATION
comata - long-haired, leafy, tufted
FAMILY Poaceae (Grass Family)  Other Plants in the Grass Family
HABIT Grass/sedge
GROWTH FORM Clump-forming
RANGE Canada to NW Mexico
LEAF TYPE Deciduous
HARDINESS USDA Zone 4A (Coldest zone where hardy)
SOIL Excessively drained, sandy or gravelly soils and also shallow or deep sand loam, fine sandy loam, or even shallow and deep clays
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Native Plant Collection | Steppe Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Needle and Thread Grass | Needle Grass
SYNONYMS Stipa comata Stipa comata var. comata
Location Map for Hesperostipa comata (Needle and Thread Grass; Needle Grass) - 4 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Hesperostipa comata: More Locations
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Accession
Number
Year Location
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862121*1 1983 Plains Garden
No
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862121*2 1983 Plains Garden
862121*8 1983 Chatfield Sinnamon Center WSM Ave N
No
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833080*1 1983 Plains Garden
No
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833080*2 1983 Plains Garden
No
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951002*1 1995 Chatfield Nature Center
No
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951002*2 1995 Chatfield Nature Center
980387*1 1998 Plains Garden
980387*2 1998 Plains Garden
980387*3 1998 Plains Garden
No
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163807*1 2016 Seed

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Hesperostipa comata has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Hesperostipa comata has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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