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Eriocoma lemmonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Eriocoma
Species:	E. lemmonii
Binomial name
Eriocoma lemmonii (Vasey) Romasch.
Synonyms
Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth Stipa lemmonii (Vasey) Scribn.

Eriocoma lemmonii is a species of grass known by the common name Lemmon's needlegrass. It is native to western North America, where its distribution extends from British Columbia to southern California.

This perennial grass forms a dense clump of stems up to 90 centimetres (35 in) tall. It may be hairless, hairy, or woolly. The inflorescence is a panicle up to 21 centimetres (8.3 in) long by 1 centimeter wide. The spikelets may be over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The awns are up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long.

This is a very drought-tolerant grass that can be found in dry areas, such as sunny grasslands and savannas. It can also grow in relatively low-fertility soils. The subspecies pubescens is a serpentine soils endemic.

References

1. ^ "Achnatherum lemmonii". Grass Manual Treatment. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
2. "Achnatherum lemmonii". NatureServe. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
3. "Achnatherum lemmonii" (PDF). NRCS Plant Fact Sheet. USDA. Retrieved April 29, 2012.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile
• Jepson Manual Treatment

• Eriocoma
• Bunchgrasses of North America
• Grasses of the United States
• Native grasses of California
• Flora of the Cascade Range
• Flora of the Great Basin
• Flora of the Klamath Mountains
• Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
• Flora of British Columbia
• Flora of Idaho
• Flora of Oregon
• Flora of Nevada
• Flora of Utah
• Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
• Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
• Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
• Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
• Natural history of the Transverse Ranges