Taxon:  Eriocoma occidentalis (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Romasch.



Summary
Genus:
Eriocoma
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Stipeae
Nomen number:
511198
Place of publication:
PhytoKeys 126:102.  2019
Verified:
09/27/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Eriocoma occidentalis (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Romasch. subsp. californica (Merr. & Burtt Davy) Romasch. (1 active accession[s])
Eriocoma occidentalis (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Romasch. subsp. occidentalis (9 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwestern needlegrass as Stipa occidentale1 
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada, Utah]

Reference(s)
  1. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=511198. Accessed 11 May 2026.