Latin name: Stipa coronata Thurber Pronunciation: STY-pa kor-on-AY-ta Common name: Giant stipa Family: Poaceae (Grass) Habitat: Dry slopes and gravelly, rocky places to 5000', chaparral, coastal sage scrub Blooming period: April to June Name derivations: 1) Stipa 2) coronata Formerly Achnatherum coronatum |
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