Needle And Thread
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata
Grass family
Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intolerant
Water
Water Use
Low
Drought Tolerance
High
Flood Tolerance
None
Soil
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance
Medium
Fertility Need
Low
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
High
Salt Tolerance
None
Climate
pH Range
6.6 – 8.4
Frost-Free Days
130 days
Precipitation
5 – 20 in
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.