CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Stipa divaricata

Common Name:	small-flowered rice grass
Family:	Poaceae
Synonyms:	Oryzopsis micrantha, Piptatherum micranthum
Element Code:	PMPOA4J070
Full Name:	Stipa divaricata Columbus & J.P. Sm.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PIMI7

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - September Habitat: • Pinyon and juniper woodland (gravelly, carbonate)

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2S3 S2: Imperiled. S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 7
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 0 0 0 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
7	0

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
7	0	0

Notes
Threatened in ID. See Phytologia 74(1):1-25 (1993) for revised nomenclature. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2011-12-15

Location

Elevation: 700 - 2950 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, !MT, !ND, !NE, New Mexico, Nevada, !OK, !SD, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Clark Mtn. (249D) 35115E5, Kingston Peak (250B) 35115F8, Crooked Creek (412A) 37118D1, Blanco Mtn. (412B) 37118D2, Mt. Barcroft (431C) 37118E2, Station Peak (431D) 37118E1

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1207

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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