Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth belongs to the Poaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Hesperostipa
Specific Epithet
comata
Authorship
(Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#151,073 of 335,497
Top 46%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
United States, Idaho, Butte
43.961722, -112.750611
Location Remarks
On Hwy 22 W of Dubois and 3.5 km W of Hwy 28 junction. Elev. 1557 m. (Close to Butte/Clark Co. line.)
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside strip in open farm country of gently rolling hills.