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Thorneochloa
Thorneochloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Thorneochloa diegoensis, commonly known as San Diego needlegrass. It is a perennial grass native to southern California and northern Baja California.
Thorneochloa diegoensis is native to southern California and northern Baja California. It occurs on all of the northern Channel Islands and San Nicolas Island, and on the mainland in San Diego County in the Peninsular Ranges, continuing south across the international border along the coast of Baja California to San Quintín and Isla Todos Santos. It is a resident of chaparral and coastal sage scrub ecosystems below 350 feet in elevation, especially near streams.
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