Native Grasses of Ring Mountain
This guide includes all the native grass species known to occur at Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve.
foothill needle grass
Nassella lepida (syn. Stipa lepida) is a species of grass known by the common names foothill needlegrass,foothills nassella,foothill stipa, small-flowered stipa, small-flowered needlegrass, and smallflower tussockgrass. It is native to California in the United States, where it occurs as far north as Humboldt County, and its range ...more ↓
purple needlegrass
Nassella pulchra, basionym Stipa pulchra, is a species of grass known by the common name purple needlegrass. It is native to California, where it occurs throughout the coastal hills, valleys, and mountain ranges, as well as the Sacramento Valley and parts of the Sierra Nevada foothills, and Baja California.
