[Needlegrasses and Ricegrasses: The Genera Achnatherum, Celtica, Eriocoma, Hesperostipa East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Columbia Needlegrass, Nelson's Needlegrass

Eriocoma nelsonii ssp. nelsonii

Synonyms: Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. nelsonii, Stipa columbiana var. nelsonii, Stipa nelsonii ssp. nelsonii, Stipa nelsonii var. nelsonii, Stipa occidentalis, Stipa occidentalis var. nelsonii, Stipa williamsii

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What may be one of the two subspecies of Nelson's needlegrass as seen atop Sugarloaf Mountain, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest..........August 13, 2018.

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Two close-up views of the lemmas and awns of what may be Nelson's needlegrass? as seen along the Little Spokane River about three-quarters of a mile downstream from the Painted Rocks..........June 19, 2009.

Nelson's needlegrass as seen at Ingall's Creek Enrichment Center, Chelan County, Washington.........June 6, 2015.

Paul Slichter