Blue Wildrye, Jepson's Blue Wildrye, Western Wildrye
Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus
Synonyms: Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus, Elymus glaucus var. glaucus, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. jepsonii, Elymus glaucus var. tenuis
Close-up of the inflorescence of blue wildrye as seen at a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........June 29, 2013.
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Close-ups of the spikelets and sheath of blue wildrye as seen at a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........June 29, 2013. Note the smooth surface of the blade and sheath (no spreading hairs) which indicates this is ssp. glaucus.
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Blue wildrye as seen in open woods along the High Rock Trail #266 in the northern Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 2, 2015.
Paul Slichter