[Needlegrass and Ricegrass: The Genus Achnatherum East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Pubescent Western Needlegrass

Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens

Synonyms: Stipa elmeri, Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens

Pubescent Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens (Synonyms: Stipa elmeri, Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens)

Pubescent western needlegrass? as seen near Rimrock Lake in Moses Coulee, north-central Washington...................June 7, 2009.

Awn and lemma of Pubescent Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens (Synonyms: Stipa elmeri, Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens)

The lemma and awn of pubescent western needlegrass? as seen near Rimrock Lake in Moses Coulee, north-central Washington...................June 7, 2009.
Paul Slichter