Stipa kingii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa kingii Bol.

King's ricegrass

2016 Steve Matson

2020 John Rawlings

2009 Steve Matson

2016 Steve Matson

2009 Steve Matson

2021 Thomas Reyes

Stipa kingii is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Ptilagrostis kingii


	Plant Range Observation Search (186 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Oryzopsis kingii
JEF	Ptilagrostis kingii
PLANTS	Ptilagrostis kingii

Information about Stipa kingii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PTKI) 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 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: 05/28/2023).