[Grasses of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Crested Wheatgrass, Fairway Crested Wheatgrass

Agropyron cristatum

Synonyms: Agropyron cristatiforme, Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum, Agropyron desertorum, Agropyron pectinatum, Agropyron pectiniforme

Crested Wheatgrass, Fairway Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum (Synonyms: Agropyron cristatiforme, Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum, Agropyron desertorum, Agropyron pectinatum, Agropyron pectiniforme)

The photo above shows crested wheatgrass as seen along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......June 21, 2008.

Inflorescence of Crested Wheatgrass, Fairway Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum (Synonyms: Agropyron cristatiforme, Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum, Agropyron desertorum, Agropyron pectinatum, Agropyron pectiniforme) - Close-up sideview of the inflorescence of Crested Wheatgrass, Fairway Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum (Synonyms: Agropyron cristatiforme, Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum, Agropyron desertorum, Agropyron pectinatum, Agropyron pectiniforme)

The photo at left shows the inflorescence of crested wheatgrass as seen along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........June 21, 2008. The photo at right shows a sideview of the inflorescence of crested wheatgrass from the same location and date.
Paul Slichter