Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale Calflora

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Taxon Report

Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Barkworth ssp. occidentale

(not an active name)

Western needlegrass

2005 Steve Matson

Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.

also called Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis


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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


j93	Achnatherum occidentalis ssp. occidentalis
PLANTS	Stipa occidentalis
JEF	Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis

Information about Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ACOCO) 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: 12/22/2024).