Taxon report data from Calflora
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Stipa lepida
Common Name:Foothill needle grass
a.k.a.: Nassella lepida
Stipa lepida, a monocot, is a perennial grass that is native to California.
| US Distribution: | beyond CA but confined to w. North America |
| Plant Community(s): | Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Prairie |
| Habitat: | slopes |
| Family: | Poaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, ContraCosta, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Monterey, Mariposa, Marin, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, Shasta, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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