Achnatherum coronatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Achnatherum coronatum (Thurb.) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Giant needlegrass, Giant ricegrass, Giant stipa

2005 Steve Matson

2010 Christopher Bronny

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

also called Stipa coronata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1114 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JM93	Stipa coronata var. coronata
PLANTS	Stipa coronata
JEF	Stipa coronata

Information about Achnatherum coronatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ACCO21) 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: 12/03/2024).