Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens Calflora

Distribution by County 12064

Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S. Watson var. pubescens (Vasey) J.R. Maze, Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde

Common western needle grass

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

Record Count by County


Alpine: 3	Lassen: 17	Plumas: 19	Tehama: 1
Amador: 1	Los Angeles: 11	Riverside: 2	Tulare: 21
Butte: 1	Mariposa: 16	San Bernardino: 32	Tuolumne: 12
El Dorado: 21	Modoc: 1	San Diego: 1	Ventura: 7
Fresno: 21	Mono: 51	Shasta: 4
Inyo: 16	Nevada: 6	Sierra: 4
Kern: 1	Placer: 6	Siskiyou: 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/26/2024).