Calflora Taxon Report
Piptatherum micranthum  (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth

(not an active name)
Littleseed ricegrass,   Small flowered rice grass
Piptatherum micranthum is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Stipa divaricata
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
Genus: Piptatherum
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:

Alternate Names:
PLANTSPiptatheropsis micrantha
JEFStipa divaricata
Information about Piptatherum micranthum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (PIMI7)

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