Stipa brachychaeta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa brachychaeta Godr.

Puna needle grass

2020 Adrian Lustre

2001 CDFA

2020 Adrian Lustre

Stipa brachychaeta is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~101 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Stipa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Achnatherum brachychaetum
JEF	Amelichloa brachychaeta
PLANTS	Achnatherum brachychaetum

Information about Stipa brachychaeta from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACBR5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/04/2024).