var. occidentalis
Pronunciation: STY-pa ok-si-den-TAY-lis
Common name: Western needlegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Alpine and subalpine coniferous forest,
yellow pine forest, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Stipa
(2) occidentalis
Formerly Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale