Stipa cernua
Stebbins & Love
Nodding needle grass
Stipa cernua is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
[Wikipedia] Common Name, Endangered Status: Nassella cernua (syn. Stipa cernua) is a species of grass known by the common name nodding needlegrass. This and many other native grasses of the California Floristic Province have declined because of the encroachment of introduced species of grasses, making native grasslands a very endangered habitat type, and this plant a listed Vulnerable species.[1] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
