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Distribution by County   5766    
Nassella lepida  (Hitchc.) Barkworth

(not an active name)
Foothill stipa,   Small flowered needlegrass,   Small flowered stipa,   Smallflower tussockgrass
Nassella lepida is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Stipa lepida
Record Count by County

Alameda: 48 Madera: 2 Riverside: 119 Shasta: 1
Amador: 1 Marin: 145 Sacramento: 4 Solano: 7
Calaveras: 1 Mariposa: 14 San Benito: 79 Sonoma: 100
Colusa: 3 Mendocino: 9 San Bernardino: 16 Tehama: 6
Contra Costa: 61 Merced: 1 San Diego: 457 Trinity: 2
El Dorado: 20 Monterey: 65 San Francisco: 6 Tulare: 3
Fresno: 6 Napa: 44 San Luis Obispo: 118 Tuolumne: 9
Humboldt: 7 Nevada: 1 San Mateo: 155 Ventura: 315
Kern: 4 Orange: 141 Santa Barbara: 170 Yolo: 10
Lake: 6 Placer: 1 Santa Clara: 69
Los Angeles: 467 Plumas: 1 Santa Cruz: 28

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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/15/2024).