Stipa occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson

Western needlegrass

2006 Steve Matson

2020 David popp

2005 Steve Matson

2013 Robert Steers

2002 Steve Matson

Stipa occidentalis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (736 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. californica ... var. occidentalis ... var. pubescens
Genus:	Stipa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Achnatherum occidentalis
PLANTS	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale

More information about Stipa occidentalis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACOCO) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/18/2022).