Pappostipa speciosa (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Poaceae
Stipa speciosa Trinius & Ruprecht
BLACK BUTTE: rocky easterly and northeasterly slopes.
H Mirage USGS 7.5' Quadrangle; T5N R8W, NE/4 NE/4
NE/4 NW/4 section 4. Elevation ca 3550-3580 feet.
Steep rocky slopes; fairly open with mostly low
tortured shrubs or subshrubs including Larrea tridentata,
Hymenoclea salsola, Ericameria cooperi. Ephedra
nevadensis, Lycium andersonii, Salazaria mexicana,
Lepidium fremontii, etc.
Locally scattered tufted perennial near the summit of
the butte.
Timothy S. Ross 4720	27 April 1991