Calflora Taxon Report
Stipa occidentalis  Thurb. ex S. Watson
Western needlegrass
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Stipa occidentalis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Stipa
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
OTHERAchnatherum occidentalis
iNatEriocoma occidentalis var. pubescens
PLANTSAchnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale
POWOEriocoma occidentalis
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