foothill needle grass

Nassella lepida

Member of needle grasses (genus Nassella)
grasses (family Poaceae)
grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies (order Poales)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• lemma crown gradually expanded proximally, no more than ± distinct from lemma
• lemma crown hairs 0.3–0.6 mm
• awn 12–55 mm, ± 0.1 mm diameter
• stem 0.8–1.2 mm diameter

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Nassella lepida → iNaturalist – FNA
• Stipa lepida → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora