Poaceae

Foothill needlegrass

Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Nassella

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Foothill needlegrass: Stipa lepida syn. Nassella lepida at Marin Headlands (Marin County, California, US). "Photos copyrighted as, "Robert Steers/NPS," are public domain and can be u — Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Foothill needlegrass

Synonyms

Stipa eminens subsp. andersonii (Vasey) A.E.Murray
Stipa eminens var. andersonii Vasey
Stipa hassei Vasey
Stipa lepida Hitchc.
Stipa lepida var. andersonii (Vasey) Hitchc.
Stipa lepida var. lepida

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.