Nassella lepida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Foothill stipa, Small flowered needlegrass, Small flowered stipa, Smallflower tussockgrass

2009 Adonis (Don) Tate

2009 Tom Cochrane

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

also called Stipa lepida


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Stipa lepida var. andersonii
JM93	Stipa lepida var. lepida
PLANTS	Stipa lepida
JEF	Stipa lepida

Information about Nassella lepida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (NALE2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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).