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Western Needlegrass

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. occidentale
Achnatherum occidentale
Achnatherum occidentale (Thurber) Barkworth
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. californicum
Subspecies recognized by NCBI
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. pubescens
Subspecies recognized by NCBI
Stipa californica
Species recognized by United States Species List
Stipa columbiana
Stipa elmeri
Species recognized by United States Species List
Stipa occidentalis
Stipa occidentalis
Recognized by CalPhotos
Stipa occidentalis Thurb.
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson
Achnatherum occidentale
Achnatherum occidentale
Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Barkworth
Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb.) Barkworth
Species recognized by USDA Plants data
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. californicum
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. occidentale
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. pubescens
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Stipa californica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Stipa californica Merr. & Burtt Davy
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa californica Merrill
Stipa columbiana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Stipa columbiana
Recognized by North American Flora
Stipa columbiana Macoun
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa elmeri
Recognized by North American Flora
Stipa minor
Recognized by North American Flora
Stipa nelsonii var. longiaristata
Stipa nelsonii var. longiaristata Barkworth & J. Maze
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa occidentalis
Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex Bol. 1872
Species recognized by GBIF data coverage
Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa occidentalis var. californica
Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens
Stipa stricta Lam.
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa stricta Vasey
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa stricta var. sparsiflora Vasey
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa viridula var. minor Vasey
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Stipa viridula var. pubescens Vasey

Alternative Names

Achnatherum nelsonii subsp. longiaristatum (Barkworth & J. R. Maze) Barkworth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Barkworth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. californicum (Merr. & Burtt Davy) Barkworth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. pubescens (Vasey) Barkworth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa californica Merr. & Burtt Davy
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa columbiana Macoun
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa elmeri Piper & Brodie
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa minor (Vasey) Scribn.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa nelsonii var. longiaristata Barkworth & J. R. Maze
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa occidentalis var. californica (Merr. & Burtt Davy) C. L. Hitchc.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa occidentalis var. minor (Vasey) C. L. Hitchc.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa occidentalis var. montana Merr. & Burtt Davy
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens (Vasey) J. R. Maze, Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa oregonensis Scribn.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa stricta Vasey
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa stricta var. sparsiflora Vasey
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa viridula var. minor Vasey
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Stipa viridula var. pubescens Vasey
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. occidentale
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. longiaristatum (Barkworth & J. R. Maze) Barkworth
Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Barkworth
Achnatherum occidentale ssp. californicum (Merr. & Burtt Davy) Barkworth
Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens (Vasey) Barkworth
Achnatherum occidentale subsp. californicum (Merr. & Burtt Davy) Barkworth
Authority according to NCBI
Stipa californica
Synonym according to NCBI
Stipa californica Merr. & Burtt Davy
Authority according to NCBI
Stipa californica Merr. & Burtt Davy
Stipa columbiana Macoun
Stipa elmeri Piper & Brodie
Stipa minor (Vasey) Scribn.
Stipa nelsonii var. longiaristata Barkworth & J. R. Maze
Stipa occidentalis var. californica (Merr. & Burtt Davy) C. L. Hitchc.
Stipa occidentalis var. minor (Vasey) C. L. Hitchc.
Stipa occidentalis var. montana Merr. & Burtt Davy
Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens (Vasey) J. R. Maze, Roy L. Taylor & Mac Bryde
Stipa oregonensis Scribn.
Stipa stricta Vasey
Stipa stricta var. sparsiflora Vasey
Stipa viridula var. minor Vasey
Stipa viridula var. pubescens Vasey
Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson
Stipa oregonensis Scribn.
Stipa stricta Vasey
Stipa stricta var. sparsiflora Vasey

Common Names

English

western needlegrass preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images

Arz

اخناثروم اوكسيدنتال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Stipa
109 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Stipa
109 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Stipa L.
129 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Lilianae
Poales
Poaceae
Achnatherum P. Beauv.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Stipeae
Stipa
527 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Stipeae
Achnatherum

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Stipeae
Stipa
Stipa californica (this page)
527 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Stipeae
Stipa
Stipa columbiana (this page)
527 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.