Stipa arida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa arida M.E. Jones

Mormon needle grass

2020 Matt Berger

2016 Dana York

2023 Dana York

2020 Matt Berger

2016 Dana York

Stipa arida is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Achnatherum aridum

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (103 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Achnatherum aridum
PLANTS	Achnatherum aridum

Information about Stipa arida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACAR14) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2023).