Nassella pulchra Calflora

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Taxon Report

Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Purple needlegrass, Purple stipa, Purple tussockgrass

2005 George W. Hartwell

2006 Brent Miller

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


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Stipa pulchra
JEF	Stipa pulchra

Information about Nassella pulchra from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (NAPU4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/27/2023).