Blue Wildrye, Giant Wildrye, Great Basin Lymegrass
Leymus cinereus
Synonyms: Aneurolepidum piperi, Elymus cinereus, Elymus cinereus var. cinereus, Elymus cinereus var. pubens, Elymus condensatus, Elymus condensatus var. condensatus, Elymus condensatus var. pubens, Elymus piperi
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A small population of blue wildrye as seen at left at Horsethief Butte in the eastern Columbia River Gorge........June 3, 2009. The photo at right shows blue wildrye along the east bank of the Deschutes River about two miles south of its mouth.......January 24, 2020.
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Several close-up views of the leaf sheath and inflorescence of blue wildrye as seen at Horsethief Butte in the eastern Columbia River Gorge........June 3, 2009.
Late fall leaves of blue wildrye as seen along the Riverview Trail, Deschutes River State Recreation Area.....November 21, 2023. A hot wildfire that swept through this area in July 2023 has rejuvenated the plants which evidently can survive wildfire fairly successfully.
Paul Slichter