Stipa lemmonii var. pubescens Calflora

Taxon Report

Stipa lemmonii (Vasey) Scribn. var. pubescens Crampton

Pubescent needle grass

Stipa lemmonii var. pubescens is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Achnatherum lemmonii var. pubescens

California Rare Plant Rank: 3.2 (review list).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~13 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Stipa lemmonii
Genus:	Stipa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Ultramafic affinity: 4.8 - broad endemic

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. pubescens
CNPS	Achnatherum lemmonii var. pubescens
PLANTS	Achnatherum lemmonii var. pubescens

Information about Stipa lemmonii var. pubescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACLEP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 3.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).