| Eriocoma latiglumis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Eriocoma |
| Species: | E. latiglumis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriocoma latiglumis (Swallen) Romasch. (2019) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
Description
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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
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ Eriocoma latiglumis (Swallen) Romasch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- Jepson: Stipa latiglumis . accessed 4.2.2015
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
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eriocoma latiglumis | |
| Achnatherum latiglume | |
| Stipa latiglumis |
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