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Western Needlegrasses
Eriocoma
The Stipeae are a tribe of grasses within the subfamily Pooidae, with up to 600 described species.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Sand Ricegrass
speciesEriocoma hymenoides

crested needle grass
speciesEriocoma coronata

Columbia needlegrass
speciesEriocoma nelsonii

Richardson's needlegrass
speciesEriocoma richardsonii

lemmon's needle grass
speciesEriocoma lemmonii

Western Needlegrass
speciesEriocoma occidentalis

Thurber's Needlegrass
speciesEriocoma thurberiana

Parish's needlegrass
speciesEriocoma parishii

Sleepygrass
speciesEriocoma robusta

pinewoods needle grass
speciesEriocoma pinetorum

Eriocoma scribneri
speciesEriocoma scribneri

mormon needle grass
speciesEriocoma arida

Webber's Needle Grass
speciesEriocoma webberi

letterman's needle grass
speciesEriocoma lettermanii

Bloomer's ricegrass
hybridEriocoma × bloomeri

Eriocoma arnowiae
speciesEriocoma arnowiae

nevada needle grass
speciesEriocoma nevadensis

Wallowa needlegrass
speciesEriocoma wallowaensis

Eriocoma hendersonii
speciesEriocoma hendersonii

wide-glumed needle grass
speciesEriocoma latiglumis

Eriocoma contracta
speciesEriocoma contracta
Eriocoma lobata
speciesEriocoma lobata
Eriocoma valdesii
speciesEriocoma valdesii
Eriocoma alta
speciesEriocoma alta
Eriocoma bracteata
speciesEriocoma bracteata
Eriocoma swallenii
speciesEriocoma swallenii
Eriocoma perplexa
speciesEriocoma perplexa
Eriocoma curvifolia
speciesEriocoma curvifolia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 962562.