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Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

possibly Poa scabrella ?

Can you help verify the identity of this species?

Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Unidentified Gorge grass #11 as seen around the edges of the Horsethief Butte parking area, Columbia Hills State Park..........May 18, 2014. This was identified tentatively by a Botany Washington grass class, but it seems to be a bit too large (and perhaps rhizomatous) for Poa scabrella, which is now lumped with Poa secunda.

- - Inflorescence of Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington. - Inflorescence of Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington - Spikelet of Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington - Spikelet of Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Ligule of Unidentified Grass #11 of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Close-ups of the spikelets and ligules of unidentified Gorge grass #11 as seen around the edges of the Horsethief Butte parking area, Columbia Hills State Park..........May 18, 2014.

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