USDA Symbol:NALE3 USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
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Specimen & Label Data
Stipa leucotricha
Texas Wintergrass, Texas Speargrass
Poaceae
Location: Vacant lot W of townhomes--Oakwell Farms.
Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Normal moisture, full sun, alkaline alluvial soil.
Description: Tufted perennial to 50 cm. Nodes hispid, sheaths minutely pubescent, collar w/long hairs. Blades involute 2-3 mm x 25 cm, pubescent. Callus sharp, densely hairy basally, w/ring of awn of lemma 6 cm, twisted below, twice geneculate above.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Apr 26, 1987
Specimen number: 77