Introductory
SPECIES: Hesperostipa spartea | Porcupine Grass 



ABBREVIATION : 
   HESSPA

SYNONYMS : 
   Stipa spartea Trin.[22,23]
   Stipa robusta Nutt. ex Trin.
   Stipa spartea var. curtiseta A. S. Hitchc.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   STSP2


COMMON NAMES : 
   porcupine grass
   big needlegrass
   short-awn porcupine grass
   western porcupine grass


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for porcupine grass is
Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth (Poaceae)[54].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Porcupine grass is considered rare in Ontario.


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Crystal Walkup  July 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Walkup, Crystal J. 1991. Hesperostipa spartea. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Hesperostipa spartea | Porcupine Grass