Stipa tenuissima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stipa tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Mexican feathergrass

2015 Neal Kramer

2016 Barbara Boethling

2011 Michael O'Brien

2010 Adonis (Don) Tate

2010 Michael O'Brien

2021 Lana Nguyen

2018 Gregory Arena

2019 James Bailey

2020 James Bailey

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2015 Keir Morse

Stipa tenuissima is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.

also called Nassella tenuissima

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~273 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: escaped cultivar

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PLANTS	Nassella tenuissima

Information about Stipa tenuissima from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (NATE3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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).