Latin name: Stipa cernua Stebbins & Löve
Pronunciation: STY-pa SIR-nyoo-a
Common name: Nodding needlegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 4500', coastal sage scrub, southern oak woodland, valley grassland, San Diego Co. and north
Blooming period: April to May
Name derivations: 1) Stipa 2) cernua
Formerly Nasella cernua
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