Nassella lepida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Nassella |
Species: | N. lepida
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Binomial name | |
Nassella lepida (
Hitchc.) Barkworth
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Synonyms | |
Stipa lepida |
Nassella lepida ( syn. Stipa lepida) is a species of grass known by the common names foothill needlegrass, [1] [2] foothills nassella, [3] foothill stipa, small-flowered stipa, small-flowered needlegrass, and smallflower tussockgrass. [4]
It is native to California in the United States, where it occurs as far north as Humboldt County, [4] and its range extends into Baja California. [2]
This is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to a meter tall. The flat or rolled leaf blades are up to 23 centimeters long. The panicle is up to 55 centimeters long and has branches bearing up to 6 spikelets each The spikelet has an awn up to 4.6 [2] to 5.5 [3] centimeters long.
This grass grows in chaparral and grassland habitat. [2] It can also be found in coastal sage scrub and coastal prairie. [4]
This species and several others were recently transferred from genus Stipa into Nassella, mainly on the basis of their "strongly convolute lemmas". Genetic evidence supports the transfer. [3]
This species may hybridize with Nassella pulchra. [3]
Nassella lepida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Nassella |
Species: | N. lepida
|
Binomial name | |
Nassella lepida (
Hitchc.) Barkworth
| |
Synonyms | |
Stipa lepida |
Nassella lepida ( syn. Stipa lepida) is a species of grass known by the common names foothill needlegrass, [1] [2] foothills nassella, [3] foothill stipa, small-flowered stipa, small-flowered needlegrass, and smallflower tussockgrass. [4]
It is native to California in the United States, where it occurs as far north as Humboldt County, [4] and its range extends into Baja California. [2]
This is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to a meter tall. The flat or rolled leaf blades are up to 23 centimeters long. The panicle is up to 55 centimeters long and has branches bearing up to 6 spikelets each The spikelet has an awn up to 4.6 [2] to 5.5 [3] centimeters long.
This grass grows in chaparral and grassland habitat. [2] It can also be found in coastal sage scrub and coastal prairie. [4]
This species and several others were recently transferred from genus Stipa into Nassella, mainly on the basis of their "strongly convolute lemmas". Genetic evidence supports the transfer. [3]
This species may hybridize with Nassella pulchra. [3]