Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Vascular Plants
Plants of Wisconsin
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Robert W. Freckmann
Derek Anderson
Hugh H. Iltis
Merel R. Black
Christopher Noll
Robert W. Freckmann
Family
Poaceae
Stipa spartea Trin.
needle grass, porcupine grass
Stipa
:
Greek
stype
for "tow," referring to the awns which sometimes resemble fibers of jute or flax when they are ready to be spun
spartea
:
Latin for "broomlike"
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Status:
Native
Plant:
perennial grass
Habitat:
sun; dry to moderate moisture; prairies
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Drawing by Agnes Chase from Norman C. Fassett's
Grasses of Wisconsin
Synonyms
Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth
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