Needle and Thread
Hesperostipa comata
Synonym: Stipa comata
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.
A portion of the inflorescence of needle and thread (?) as seen at Camp Hancock, central Oregon...............May 15, 2010.
Needle and thread blooming in rocky grasslands on Department of Natural Resources lands several miles northeast of Twisp, Washington................June 10, 2011.
Paul Slichter