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Hesperostipa neomexicana

(Thurb. ex Coult.) Barkworth

New Mexico Needlegrass

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137039
Element CodePMPOA5X0N0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusHesperostipa
Synonyms
Stipa neomexicana(Thurb. ex Coult.) Scribn.
Other Common Names
New Mexico feathergrass (EN) New Mexico Feathergrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-12-30
Change Date1994-05-03
Edition Date1993-12-30
Edition AuthorsFERTIG, W.
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Range Extent Comments
Southern Utah and Arizona to southern Colorado, New Mexico, and western Texas, with disjunct populations in the Hartville Uplift of southeastern Wyoming (Platte County).
Occurrences Comments
23 Utah specimens reported in Utah Flora (1987); two Wyoming occurrences---only small portion of overall range, so probably many more.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry upland habitats, including desert shrub and pinyon-juniper communities in UT. Dry hillsides and limestone slopes, 5000-7000 feet, in WY.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
OklahomaS1Yes
NevadaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
References (5)
  1. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  5. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.