Stipa pinetorum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa pinetorum M.E. Jones

Pinewoods needle grass

2019 David Greenberger

2005 Steve Matson

Stipa pinetorum is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Achnatherum pinetorum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~192 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Achnatherum pinetorum
iNat	Eriocoma pinetorum
PLANTS	Achnatherum pinetorum

Information about Stipa pinetorum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACPI2) 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 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).