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Pronunciation: STY-pi-da LEH-pi-da
Common name: Foothill needlegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 4000', chaparral, coastal sage scrub, Baja to Northern California
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Stipa 2) lepida
Formerly Nasella lepida