Summary description from Wikipedia:

Hesperostipa spartea in languages:

English

porcupine needlegrass

English

porcupine grass

English

needlegrass

Japanese

ヤマアラシガヤ

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Parent Taxon

• Hesperostipa

Sibling Taxa

• Hesperostipa comata
• Hesperostipa curtiseta
• Hesperostipa neomexicana
• Hesperostipa saxicola
• Hesperostipa spartea

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