Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit
Distribution by County   12054    
Stipa lepida  Hitchc.
Foothill needle grass
Stipa lepida is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Nassella lepida
Record Count by County

Alameda: 48 Madera: 2 Riverside: 118 Shasta: 1
Amador: 1 Marin: 144 Sacramento: 3 Solano: 5
Calaveras: 1 Mariposa: 14 San Benito: 79 Sonoma: 100
Colusa: 3 Mendocino: 9 San Bernardino: 16 Tehama: 6
Contra Costa: 58 Merced: 1 San Diego: 456 Trinity: 2
El Dorado: 19 Monterey: 64 San Francisco: 6 Tulare: 3
Fresno: 6 Napa: 40 San Luis Obispo: 118 Tuolumne: 9
Humboldt: 7 Nevada: 1 San Mateo: 157 Ventura: 316
Kern: 3 Orange: 141 Santa Barbara: 163 Yolo: 10
Lake: 6 Placer: 2 Santa Clara: 76
Los Angeles: 464 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: 12/04/2024).