Needle-and-thread, Needle and Thread
Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata
Synonyms: Hesperostipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata, Stipa comata ssp. intonsa, Stipa comata var. comata, Stipa comata var. intosa
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Needle and thread grass as seen along trails in the Columbia Hills Historical State Park above the Crawford Oaks trailhead.......May 5, 2018.
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Close-up of the "needle and thread" (achene and awn) of needle and thread grass as seen in sandy soils at Horsethief Butte in the eastern Columbia River Gorge........June 3, 2009.
Paul Slichter