Pleuropogon hooverianus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pleuropogon hooverianus (L. D. Benson) J. T. Howell

North coast semaphore grass, North coast semaphoregrass

2001 Bart and Susan Eisenberg

2020 Hannah Kang

2001 Bart and Susan Eisenberg

Pleuropogon hooverianus is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Lophochlaena refracta var. hooverianus

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). CNDDB

State of California status: Threatened.


	Plant Range Observation Search (52 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows, vernal-pools

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS + PLANTS	Lophochlaena refracta var. hooverianus
PLANTS	Pleuropogon refractus var. hooverianus

More information about Pleuropogon hooverianus


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLHO2) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/24/2022).