[The Grass Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass

Deschampsia bolanderi

Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi

Spikes of Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi)

Close-ups of several spikes of Scribner's grass as seen on open slopes in western Klickitat County........May 12, 2010.

Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi)

Scribner's grass as seen on open slopes in western Klickitat County........May 12, 2010.

Close-up of the spike of Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi) - Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi) - Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi) - Spike of Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi)

Additional close-up views of Scribner's grass as seen on open slopes in western Klickitat County........May 12, 2010. Plants range from 3 cm to 16 cm high. The habitat is in open areas with shallow, rocky soils lacking moss and much vegetative cover. It can often be found at the edges of trails and old roads and can occasionally be spotted amongst other grasses in open meadows that are not densely populated by annual or perennial grasses and forbs.

Scribner's Grass, Scribner-grass: Deschampsia bolanderi (Synonym: Scribneria bolanderi)

Another close-up view of Scribner's grass as seen at the edge of a gravel parking lot in western Klickitat County........May 20, 2011.
Paul Slichter