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Pronunciation: STY-pa PUL-kra
Common name: Purple needlegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 5000', coastal sage scrub, chaparral, grassland and oak woodland, Baja to northern California, Channel Islands
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Stipa 2) pulchra