Stipa speciosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa speciosa Trin. & Rupr.

Desert needle grass

2003 James M. Andre

2019 Lynn Sweet

2018 Liz Block

2011 Steve Matson

2020 Lynn Sweet

1983 Dean Wm. Taylor

2010 Neal Kramer

Stipa speciosa is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Achnatherum speciosum


	Plant Range Observation Search (1682 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Achnatherum speciosum
JEF	Jarava speciosa
JEF	Pappostipa speciosa
PLANTS	Achnatherum speciosum

More information about Stipa speciosa


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACSP12) 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: 10/06/2022).