[Wildrye, Wheatgrass & Squirel-tail Grasses: The Genus Elymus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Blue Wildrye, Jepson's Blue Wildrye, Western Wildrye

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Synonyms: Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus, Elymus glaucus var. glaucus, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. tenuis

Inflorescence of Blue Wildrye, Jepson's Blue Wildrye, Western Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus (Synonyms: Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus, Elymus glaucus var. glaucus, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. tenuis) - Inflorescence of Blue Wildrye, Jepson's Blue Wildrye, Western Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus (Synonyms: Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus, Elymus glaucus var. glaucus, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. tenuis)

Close-up of the inflorescence of blue wildrye as seen at left at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge........September 19, 2011. The photo at right shows the inflorescence of blue wildrye as seen along the Granite Trail at Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve, Spokane County, WA......June 24, 2022.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Blue Wildrye, Jepson's Blue Wildrye, Western Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus (Synonyms: Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus, Elymus glaucus var. glaucus, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. tenuis)

Close-up of the inflorescence of Blue Wildrye, Jepson's Blue Wildrye, Western Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus (Synonyms: Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus, Elymus glaucus var. glaucus, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. tenuis)

Additonal close-ups of the inflorescence of blue wildrye as seen at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge........September 19, 2011.

Paul Slichter