Calflora Taxon Report
Achnatherum aridum  (M. E. Jones) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Mormon needle grass, Mormon needlegrass
photo on CalPhotos
2005 Steve Matson
Achnatherum aridum is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Stipa arida
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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Genus: Achnatherum
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSStipa arida
JEF + CNPSStipa arida
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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