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Grass (Poaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Grass (Poaceae)

Stipa spartea (Porcupine Grass)
This specimen of Porcupine Grass shows some of the long seeds (lower right) and some of a root (lower left). This plant grows to two feet tall in mesic prairies. It blooms from late spring to early summer.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 46702

<i>Stipa spartea</i> (Porcupine Grass)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Grass (Poaceae)

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