Taxonavigation

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Hesperostipa
Species: H. comata – H. curtiseta – H. neomexicana – H. saxicola – H. spartea

Name

• Hesperostipa (M.K. Elias) Barkworth, Phytologia 74: 15 (1993)
• Type species: Hesperostipa comata  (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth, Phytologia 74: 16 (1993)
  

Note: This genus is still accepted as a synonym of Stipa by Govaerts et al., (2017)

References

• Barkworth, M.E. 1993. Phytologia 74(1): 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Hesperostipa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 21. Reference page.  as Stipa L., Sp. Pl.: 78 (1753).
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Hesperostipa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Hesperostipa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Hesperostipa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.