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Distribution by County   12067    
Stipa pulchra  Hitchc.
Purple needle grass
Stipa pulchra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Nassella pulchra
Record Count by County

Alameda: 119 Lake: 22 Placer: 12 Shasta: 3
Amador: 3 Los Angeles: 232 Riverside: 152 Solano: 53
Butte: 68 Madera: 1 Sacramento: 90 Sonoma: 332
Calaveras: 16 Marin: 852 San Benito: 103 Stanislaus: 1
Colusa: 14 Mariposa: 3 San Bernardino: 23 Sutter: 12
Contra Costa: 192 Mendocino: 31 San Diego: 364 Tehama: 45
El Dorado: 33 Merced: 15 San Francisco: 56 Trinity: 1
Fresno: 59 Mono: 1 San Luis Obispo: 116 Tulare: 3
Glenn: 1 Monterey: 162 San Mateo: 360 Tuolumne: 15
Humboldt: 13 Napa: 68 Santa Barbara: 203 Ventura: 206
Inyo: 1 Nevada: 13 Santa Clara: 351 Yolo: 26
Kern: 23 Orange: 249 Santa Cruz: 142 Yuba: 19

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: 11/23/2024).