Stipa mexicana
| Stipa mexicana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Stipa |
| Species: | S. mexicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Stipa mexicana A. S. Hitchcock 1925
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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.