Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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  Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. image
Photographer: Robert R. Kowal           

Botanical Illustration

Emmet J. Judziewicz
Family Poaceae
Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.
needle-and-thread
Stipa: Greek stype for "tow," referring to the awns which sometimes resemble fibers of jute or flax when they are ready to be spun
comata: hairy
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Status: Introduced - adventive
Plant: perennial grass
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Synonyms 
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth subsp. comata
Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. subsp. intonsa Piper
Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. var. suksdorfii H.St.John
Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. var. comata

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