The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Genus:
Stipa L. L.
Species:
Cornus amomum P. Miller ssp. obliqua (Raf.) J. S. Wilson
Species Common Name:
Needle-and-thread, spear grass
Habitat:
Dry, gravelly prairies; loess bluffs
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare west central and northwest: Harrison county, O'Brien county, Osceola county and Woodbury county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Great Plains Species
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e16780