Pleuropogon californicus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pleuropogon californicus (Nees) Benth. ex Vasey

Annual semaphoregrass, Semaphore grass

Pleuropogon californicus is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~419 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. californicus ... var. davyi
Genus:	Pleuropogon
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Pleuropogon californicus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLCA6) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).