[Wheatgrass: The Genus Pseudoroegneria East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata

Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

The photos on the upper portion of this page show various close-ups of beardless bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) as seen along Forest Service Road 46 east of Thomason Meadows, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.......................July 9, 2007.

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)


Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) --- Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) --- Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) --- Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) --- Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

Close-up views details of the inflorescence and leaf sheath of bluebunch wheatgrass as seen along forest road #3521, Wenatchee National Forest.................August 13, 2009.

Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) --- Inflorescence of Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) --- Beetle on the florets of Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

Close-ups of bluebunch wheatgrass and a visiting beetle as seen in grasslands above the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area....................May 31, 2009.

Close-up of the flowers of Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

A close-up of the flowers of bluebunch wheatgrass as seen on Patterson Mountain, Department of Natural Resources lands, Okanogan County, Washington..............June 12, 2011.

Inflorescence of Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) - Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata) - Inflorescence of Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Beardless Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Synonyms: Agropyron inerme, Agropyron spicatum , Agropyron spicatum var. inerme, Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens, Agropyron vaseyi, Elymus spicatus, Elytrigia spicata, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis, Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata, Roegneria spicata)

Additional close-ups of bluebunch wheatgrass as seen along the Canyon Mountain Trail #218, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.....................August 19, 2011.

Paul Slichter