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Distribution by County   5767    
Nassella pulchra  (Hitchc.) Barkworth

(not an active name)
Purple needlegrass, Purple stipa, Purple tussockgrass
Nassella pulchra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Stipa pulchra
Record Count by County

Alameda: 123 Lake: 23 Placer: 13 Shasta: 3
Amador: 4 Los Angeles: 212 Riverside: 141 Solano: 56
Butte: 70 Madera: 1 Sacramento: 97 Sonoma: 341
Calaveras: 16 Marin: 855 San Benito: 106 Stanislaus: 1
Colusa: 14 Mariposa: 3 San Bernardino: 27 Sutter: 13
Contra Costa: 195 Mendocino: 29 San Diego: 356 Tehama: 46
El Dorado: 33 Merced: 16 San Francisco: 57 Trinity: 1
Fresno: 60 Mono: 1 San Luis Obispo: 114 Tulare: 1
Glenn: 1 Monterey: 156 San Mateo: 362 Tuolumne: 15
Humboldt: 8 Napa: 64 Santa Barbara: 205 Ventura: 198
Inyo: 1 Nevada: 13 Santa Clara: 354 Yolo: 28
Kern: 23 Orange: 279 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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 02/08/2026).