Pronunciation: STY-pa AR-i-dum
Common name: Mormon needlegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry slopes, limestone soils, 4000'-6000',
pinyon-juniper woodland, northern and eastern
Mojave Desert (Clark and Funeral Mts)
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Stipa
2) arida
Formerly Achnatherum aridum