Achnatherum robustum

A large, perennial bunchgrass generally found in riparian meadows, occurring along the western edge of the Great Plains, throughout most of New Mexico, and in adjacent Arizona & western Texas.

An inflorescence in La Luz Canyon, west slope of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero Co., New Mexico, 8 Aug 2009.



Spikelets in La Luz Canyon on the western slope of the Sacramento Mountains, 8 Aug 2009.



More spikelets in La Luz Canyon on the western slope of the Sacramento Mountains, 8 Aug 2009.



Membraneous ligule in La Luz Canyon on the western slope of the Sacramento Mountains, 8 Aug 2009.



Plant habit in La Luz Canyon on the western slope of the Sacramento Mountains, 8 Aug 2009.



Inflorescences in the Pecos River floodplain near Pecos, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, 21 Sep 2006.



Drying spikelets in the Pecos River floodplain near Pecos, 21 Sep 2006.

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