Stipa occidentalis var. californica Calflora

Distribution by County 12062

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson var. californica (Merr. & Burtt Davy) C.L. Hitchc.

California needle grass

Stipa occidentalis var. californica is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

Record Count by County


Alpine: 8	Inyo: 6	Nevada: 21	Tehama: 16
Amador: 6	Kern: 3	Placer: 20	Trinity: 8
Butte: 35	Lake: 2	Plumas: 35	Tulare: 22
Calaveras: 3	Lassen: 24	Riverside: 2	Tuolumne: 9
Colusa: 4	Los Angeles: 16	San Bernardino: 13	Ventura: 3
El Dorado: 36	Madera: 3	San Diego: 5	Yuba: 3
Fresno: 11	Mariposa: 12	Shasta: 17
Glenn: 6	Modoc: 5	Sierra: 16
Humboldt: 9	Mono: 35	Siskiyou: 31

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: 11/21/2024).