Stipa occidentalis var. californica Calflora

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Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson var. californica (Merr. & Burtt Davy) C.L. Hitchc.

California needle grass

2022 Steve Matson

2006 Steve Matson

2008 Steve Matson

2018 David popp

2006 Steve Matson

2015 Christopher Bronny

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


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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. californicum
PLANTS	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. californicum
POWO	Eriocoma occidentalis ssp. californica

Information about Stipa occidentalis var. californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACOCC) 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).