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Eriocoma thurberiana
Also called Thurber Needlegrass
Thurber's needlegrass is a native tufted perennial bunchgrass of western North America, dominant in many Pacific Northwest and Great Basin plant communities. It is grown for restoration and native plantings, and it thrives with minimal water once established.
Eriocoma thurberiana is a species of grass known by the common name Thurber's needlegrass. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs from Washington to California and east to Montana and Wyoming.
This is a tufted perennial grass with erect stems reaching about 75 centimeters in maximum height. The tuft of stems may be circular in shape as the stems in the center die first. The inflorescence is a narrow panicle up to 15 centimeters long by 2.5 wide. The spikelet has a sharp tip and a long, hairy awn which may exceed 5 to 10 centimeters in length.
Richardson's needlegrass · Sleepygrass · Mormon Needlegrass · Crowned Needlegrass · Indian Ricegrass · Wide Glumed Needle Grass · Lemmon's Needlegrass · Letterman's Needlegrass · Nelson's Needlegrass · Stiff Needlegrass · Parish's Needlegrass · Pinewoods Needle Grass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriocoma thurberiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
