Stipa mexicana

Stipa mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Stipa
Species: Stipa mexicana
Binomial name
Stipa mexicana
A. S. Hitchcock 1925

Stipa mexicana is a flowering plant in the family Poaceae, which grows in the poor soil on the top of hillocks to escape competition from other faster growing species.


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