Calflora Taxon Report
Piptochaetium setosum  (Trin.) Arechav.

(not an active name)

Bristly spear grass,   Bristly speargrass,   Ricegrass
Piptochaetium setosum is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.
also called Stipa purpurata
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
Genus: Piptochaetium
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:

Alternate Names:
PLANTSUrachne setosa
PLANTSPiptochaetium fuscum
Information about Piptochaetium setosum from other sources

USDA PLANTS Profile (PISE4)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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