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Western Porcupine Grass
Hesperostipa curtiseta
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
porcupine needlegrassHesperostipa spartea
Needle-and-thread GrassHesperostipa comataStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 251 |
|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 119 |
| Nunavut | 76 |
| British Columbia | 52 |
| Alberta | 45 |
| United States | 37 |
| Manitoba | 17 |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Ontario | 4 |
| Idaho | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | porcupine grasses · Hesperostipa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Porcupine Grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.