Imperata brevifolia

Imperata brevifolia Vasey

California satintail

2008 Steve Matson

2020 Matt C. Berger

2008 Steve Matson

2001 CDFA

2020 Matt C. Berger

2008 Steve Matson

2020 Matt C. Berger

Imperata brevifolia is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search: ~113 records Add an Observation Plant Characteristics Location Suitability one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Imperata hookeri

External links:


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) CNPS Rare Plant Inventory: 2B.1 Integrated Taxonomic Info System (ITIS) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
[Wikipedia] Range: It is native to the Southwestern United States from California to Texas. It is also native to northern Mexico, where it grows in arid regions where water is available. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links