[Needlegrass and Ricegrass: The Genera Achnatherum and Heterostipa in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Lemmon's Needlegrass

Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii

Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii

Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii)

Lemmon's needlegrass as seen on Tracy Hill at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge ational Scenic Area........May 20, 2011.

Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii) - Inflorescence of Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii)

Close-ups of the flowers of Lemmon's needlegrass as seen on Tracy Hill at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge ational Scenic Area........May 20, 2011.

Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii) - Inflorescence of Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii)

Close-ups (left and center) of the inflorescence of Lemmon's needlegrass as seen along the South Klickitat Breaks Road, Klickitat Wildlife Area..........May 15, 2014. The photo at right shows Lemmon's needlegrass as seen on one of the grassy benches at Mitchell Point, several miles west of Hood River, Oregon.........April 19, 2015.

Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii (Synonyms: Achnatherum lemmoni var. lemmonii, Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii, Stipa columbiana, Stipa columbiana var. columbiana, Stipa lemmonii var. jonesii, Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii)

Lemmon's needlegrass as seen along the Starvation Creek Ridge Trail #414, Columbia River Gorge.........April 26, 2015.

Paul Slichter