Achnatherum diegoense Calflora

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Achnatherum diegoense (Swallen) Barkworth

(not an active name)

San diego county needle grass, San diego county needlegrass

Achnatherum diegoense is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Stipa diegoensis


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Stipa diegoensis
JEF + CNPS	Stipa diegoensis

Information about Achnatherum diegoense from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ACDI10) 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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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/01/2025).