Stipa mexicana

Stipa mexicana is a flowering plant in the family Poaceae, which grows in the poor soil on the top of hillocks to escape competition from other faster growing species.

Stipa mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Stipa
Species:
S. mexicana
Binomial name
Stipa mexicana
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