Status: Native
Synonyms:
Elymus smithii (Rydberg) Gould
Agropyron molle (Scribner & Smith) Rydberg
Agropyron occidentale Scribner
Agropyron palmeri (Scribner & Smith) Rydberg
Agropyron smithii Rydberg
Agropyron smithii Rydberg var. molle (Scribner & Smith) M.E. Jones
Agropyron smithii Rydberg var. palmeri (Scribner & Smith) Heller
Elytrigia smithii (Rydberg) Nevski
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydberg) Loeve
Pascopyrum smithii is rhizomatous perennial grass with solitary spikelets at each node of the rachis. The spikelets are awn tipped and the glumes acute. The anthers are over 4mm long.
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Pascopyrum smithii, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Pascopyrum smithii, closeup of raceme, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Pascopyrum smithii, macro of large anthers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Pascopyrum smithii, closeup of raceme, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Pascopyrum smithii, closeup of spikelet with acute glumes, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
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