Common Name:
PORCUPINE GRASS
Synonym:
Stipa spartea
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
7
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Grass
J. Bagley
Stipa spartea of Michigan Flora.
Open sandy often calcareous ground, dune ridges, oak savanna, dry prairies, and along railroads.
A collection (BLH) from "University Biological Station, Douglas Lake" in 1942 was either an accidental waif or perhaps a slip in labeling; it is not mapped.
Locations
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Alcona County
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Alpena County
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Barry County
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Clinton County
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Huron County
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Ionia County
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Jackson County
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Kalamazoo County
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Kent County
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Lenawee County
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Livingston County
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Mackinac County
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Only on Bois Blanc, Mackinac, Round Islands
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Menominee County
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Monroe County
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Montcalm County
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Muskegon County
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Newaygo County
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Oakland County
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Presque Isle County
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St. Clair County
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St. Joseph County
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Tuscola County
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Washtenaw County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. May 27, 2020. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2133.