Calflora Taxon Report
Stipa speciosa Trin. & Rupr.
Desert needle grass
Stipa speciosa is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Achnatherum speciosumJEPS
Jarava speciosaJEPS
Pappostipa speciosaJEPS
Achnatherum speciosumPLANTS
Pappostipa speciosaPOWO
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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Bloom Period
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Accepted by: JEPS
Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot

Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland
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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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