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Distribution by County   12049    
Stipa hymenoides  Roem. & Schult.
Indian rice grass,   Sand grass
Stipa hymenoides is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Achnatherum hymenoides
Record Count by County

Alpine: 18 Lassen: 80 Plumas: 10 Sierra: 8
El Dorado: 1 Los Angeles: 53 Riverside: 83 Siskiyou: 2
Fresno: 353 Madera: 1 San Benito: 4 Tulare: 33
Imperial: 2 Modoc: 6 San Bernardino: 504 Tuolumne: 7
Inyo: 588 Mono: 425 San Diego: 19 Ventura: 20
Kern: 110 Nevada: 6 San Luis Obispo: 1 Yolo: 1
Kings: 2 Placer: 2 Santa Barbara: 1

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]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/30/2025).