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Distribution by County   6539    
Piptatherum miliaceum  (L.) Coss.

(not an active name)
Millet mountain rice,   Rice grass,   Smilo grass
Piptatherum miliaceum is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.
also called Stipa miliacea var. miliacea
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Record Count by County

Alameda: 84 Los Angeles: 3697 San Benito: 22 Shasta: 5
Butte: 21 Madera: 1 San Bernardino: 59 Solano: 8
Colusa: 7 Marin: 54 San Diego: 380 Sonoma: 28
Contra Costa: 22 Mariposa: 6 San Francisco: 8 Stanislaus: 1
El Dorado: 8 Mendocino: 3 San Joaquin: 2 Sutter: 4
Fresno: 5 Monterey: 27 San Luis Obispo: 78 Tehama: 12
Glenn: 8 Napa: 15 San Mateo: 43 Tulare: 5
Humboldt: 2 Orange: 133 Santa Barbara: 171 Tuolumne: 5
Kern: 13 Riverside: 55 Santa Clara: 88 Ventura: 218
Lake: 7 Sacramento: 4 Santa Cruz: 16 Yolo: 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: 11/21/2024).