Pronunciation: na-SEL-a 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 Ids
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Nassella
2) pulchra