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

Needle-and-thread, Needle and Thread

Hesperostipa comata

Synonyms: Stipa comata, Stipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata var. intosa

Needle-and-thread, Needle and Thread: Hesperostipa comata (Synonyms: Stipa comata, Stipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata var. intosa)

Several lemma and awns of needle and thread as seen along the Little Spokane River about three-quarters of a mile downstream from the Painted Rocks.........June 19, 2009.

Needle-and-thread, Needle and Thread: Hesperostipa comata (Synonyms: Stipa comata, Stipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata var. intosa) - Needle-and-thread, Needle and Thread: Hesperostipa comata (Synonyms: Stipa comata, Stipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata var. intosa)

A portion of the inflorescence of needle and thread (?) as seen (left) at Camp Hancock, central Oregon...........May 15, 2010. The photo at right shows what may be needle and thread as seen at Ochoco Forest Camp, Ochoco National Forest..........May 29, 2016.

Needle-and-thread, Needle and Thread: Hesperostipa comata (Synonyms: Stipa comata, Stipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata var. intosa)

Needle and thread blooming in rocky grasslands on Department of Natural Resources lands several miles northeast of Twisp, Washington.........June 10, 2011.
Paul Slichter