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Distribution by County   12042    
Stipa cernua  Stebbins & Love
Nodding needle grass
Stipa cernua is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Nassella cernua
Record Count by County

Alameda: 15 Lake: 7 Plumas: 1 Santa Cruz: 8
Amador: 1 Lassen: 1 Riverside: 77 Solano: 2
Butte: 2 Los Angeles: 137 Sacramento: 5 Sonoma: 9
Colusa: 11 Madera: 7 San Benito: 20 Stanislaus: 5
Contra Costa: 26 Marin: 4 San Bernardino: 22 Sutter: 12
El Dorado: 1 Mendocino: 1 San Diego: 174 Tehama: 16
Fresno: 11 Merced: 4 San Joaquin: 1 Tulare: 8
Glenn: 4 Monterey: 109 San Luis Obispo: 161 Ventura: 64
Imperial: 1 Napa: 9 San Mateo: 5 Yolo: 12
Kern: 86 Orange: 15 Santa Barbara: 146
Kings: 4 Placer: 2 Santa Clara: 8

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/23/2024).