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Distribution by County   5764    
Nassella cernua  (Stebbins & Love) Barkworth

(not an active name)
Needle grass,   Nodding needlegrass,   Nodding stipa,   Nodding tussockgrass
Nassella cernua is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Stipa cernua
Record Count by County

Alameda: 15 Lake: 7 Plumas: 1 Santa Cruz: 8
Amador: 1 Lassen: 1 Riverside: 71 Solano: 1
Butte: 2 Los Angeles: 144 Sacramento: 4 Sonoma: 9
Colusa: 11 Madera: 7 San Benito: 20 Stanislaus: 5
Contra Costa: 25 Marin: 4 San Bernardino: 24 Sutter: 11
El Dorado: 1 Mendocino: 1 San Diego: 150 Tehama: 15
Fresno: 11 Merced: 4 San Joaquin: 1 Tulare: 6
Glenn: 4 Monterey: 109 San Luis Obispo: 159 Ventura: 67
Imperial: 1 Napa: 9 San Mateo: 5 Yolo: 12
Kern: 87 Orange: 14 Santa Barbara: 142
Kings: 4 Placer: 2 Santa Clara: 8

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).