Eriocoma latiglumis is a species of grass known by the common names wide-glumed needlegrass and Sierra needlegrass.
It is a bunchgrass is endemic to montane California, where it grows in the mountain meadows and pine forests of the Sierra Nevada, and in a few areas of the Transverse Ranges to the southwest.
It is also known by the synonyms Stipa latiglumis and Achnatherum latiglume. The Jepson Herbarium calls it Stipa latiglumis.Jepson: Stipa latiglumis . accessed 4.2.2015
Description
Eriocoma latiglumis is a perennial bunchgrass forming tight bunches of erect stems up to 110 centimeters tall. It has hairlike leaves under 3 millimeters wide.
The inflorescence is up to about 30 centimeters long. Each hairy spikelet is just over a centimeter long and sharply pointed, with an awn about 4 centimeters long and kinked twice.
References
External links Calflora Database: Stipa latiglumis (Wide-glumed needle grass) Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Stipa latiglumis USDA Plants Profile for Achnatherum latiglume (Sierra needlegrass) Grass Manual Treatment Stipa latiglumis — UC Photos gallery