Common Western Needlegrass, Hairy Needlegrass, Pubescent Western Needlegrass, Western Needlegrass
Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens
Synonyms: Stipa elmeri, Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens
The photo above shows a close-up of the pubescent lemmas and bent awn of western needlegrass as seen the southern rim of the White River Canyon on Mt. Hood..........August 29, 2008. Note that the awn is fairly hairy past the first bend.
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Habitat and close-up images of western needlegrass as observed along the Bird Creek Meadows Road (directly above the bridge at Bird Creek) and along the Bird Creek Trail adjacent to Bird Lake, Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams......August 31 and September 5, 2021.
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Western needlegrass as seen with ripening achenes along the Bluff Lake Trail between Bird and Bluff Lakes, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.......September 4, 2022
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Common western needlegrass as seen along the South Climb Trail between Cold Springs Campground and the Round the Mt. Trail #9, Mt. Adams Wilderness..........August 13, 2017.
The photo above shows a close-up of the pubescent lemmas and twice bent awns of western needlegrass as seen the southern rim of the White River Canyon on Mt. Hood..........August 29, 2008.
The photo above shows western needlegrass as seen on sandy soils along the southern rim of the White River Canyon on Mt. Hood. Photographed about one mile east of Timberline Lodge along the Pacific Crest Trail........August 29, 2008. Lupinus arcticus and Eucephalus ledophyllus are also visible in the photo. There was also quite a bit of Bromus carinatus and Carex rossii at this location.
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Western needlegrass observed along the Green Mountain Trail #110 atop Green Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......August 5, 2022.
The photo above shows a close-up of the pubescent lemmas of western needlegrass as seen the southern rim of the White River Canyon on Mt. Hood........August 29, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up of the lemmas and awns of western needlegrass as seen along the Willard Springs Foottrail in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 31, 2008.
The photo above shows western needlegrass as seen along the Willard Springs Foottrail in Conboy Lake NWR........July 31, 2008.
Paul Slichter