Taxon report data from Calflora
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Stipa pulchra
Common Name:Purple needle grass
a.k.a.: Nassella pulchra
Stipa pulchra, a angiosperm, 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, Foothill Woodland |
| Habitat: | slopes |
| Family: | Poaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, ContraCosta, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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