Needle And Thread
Hesperostipa Comata
Plant type: Grass
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: High
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Loam, Silt, Sand, Gravel
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Alkaline
Max Plant Height (in ft): 4
First Bloom: June
Last Bloom: July
Flower Color: White
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 3498
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 10065
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Moderate
Germination Overall: Moderate
Germination Rate: Moderate
Germination Requirements: Cold stratification
Reproduction: Moderate
Establishment: No information found
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Disturbance
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Wildlife habitat, Big Game habitat, Livestock tolerant, Erosion control, Drought resilience
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
- https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/hescom/all.html#VALUE%20FOR%20REHABILITATION%20OF%20DISTURBED%20SITES
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_hecoc8.pdf
- https://vplants.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Hesperostipa+comata&formsubmit=Search+Terms
- https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/grasses-and-grasslikes/needle-and-thread
- https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.992.4294&rep=rep1&type=pdf
- https://www.westernnativeseed.com/plant%20guides/hescompg.pdf