Stipa manicata
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- Common name(s): Andean tussockgrass; tropical needlegrass
- Synonym(s): Nassella manicata (Desv.) Barkworth; Nassella formicarum auct. non (Delile) BarkworthStipa formicarum Delile
- All names: Stipa manicata, Nassella manicata (Desv.) Barkworth, Nassella formicarum auct. non (Delile) BarkworthStipa formicarum Delile, Andean tussockgrass, tropical needlegrass