Bulbous Bluegrass
Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara

A close-up of the inflorescence of bulbous bluegrass as seen at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge....................May 10, 2009. The dark bulbils or propagules can easily be seen.

A close-up of one branch of the inflorescence of bulbous bluegrass as seen at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge....................May 10, 2009. The dark bulbils or propagules can easily be seen.

Bulbous bluegrass as seen along the Steens Mountain North Loop Road about one mile below the upper limits of the juniper forest.............June 2, 2012.
Paul Slichter