Stipa purpurata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa purpurata (Phil.) Columbus & J.P. Sm.

Bristly needle grass

2017 Nick Graver

2011 Steve Matson

2011 Robert Steers/NPS

2001 CDFA

Stipa purpurata is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (56 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Information about Stipa purpurata from other sources


Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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: 12/07/2023).