CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Stipa lemmonii var. pubescens

Common Name:	pubescent needle grass
Family:	Poaceae
Synonyms:	Achnatherum lemmonii var. pubescens
Element Code:	PMPOA5X0F2
Full Name:	Stipa lemmonii (Vasey) Scribn. var. pubescens Crampton
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ACLEP

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: serpentinite. • Chaparral • Lower montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 3.2 Needs review .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1? S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G5T1T2Q T1: Critically Imperiled. T2: Imperiled. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California. (There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences:
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated

This data is not available for all Rare Plant Rank 3 and 4 plants.

Notes

Move to List 1B? Taxonomic questions remain, since plant co-occurs with nominate variety. A synonym of A. lemmonii in The Jepson Manual, but author now believes it is distinct. Threatened by grazing. See Leaflets of Western Botany 7(9):220 (1955) for original description, Madroño 31(1):48-56 (1984) for alternate taxonomic treatment, and Phytologia 74(1):1-25 (1993) for revised nomenclature.
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Date Added: 1994-01-01
Last Update: 2011-03-03

Location

Elevation: 1030 - 1315 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lake (LAK), Tehama (TEH)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Potato Hill (565D) 39122C7, Paskenta (596A) 39122H5, Riley Ridge (596B) 39122H6

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.

Quad data is not available for all List 3 and 4 plants. For those that do contain this data, it has not been quality controlled and is potentially incomplete, inaccurate, and/or out of date. Please use caution when referencing this information. We are currently working hard to maintain this data and hope to provide accurate and up to date information in the near future.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1488

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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