genus
Western Needlegrasses
Eriocoma
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- Sand Ricegrass native
- Crested Needle Grass native
- Columbia Needlegrass native
- Richardson's Needlegrass native
- Lemmon's Needle Grass native
- Western Needlegrass native
- Thurber's Needlegrass native
- Parish's Needlegrass native
- Sleepygrass native
- Eriocoma scribneri native
- Mormon Needle Grass native
- Pinewoods Needle Grass native
- Webber's Needle Grass native
- Letterman's Needle Grass native
- Bloomer's Ricegrass native
- Eriocoma arnowiae native
- Nevada Needle Grass native
- Wallowa Needlegrass native
- Henderson's Needlegrass native
- Wide-glumed Needle Grass native
- Contracted Ricegrass native
- Eriocoma lobata
- Eriocoma curvifolia
- Eriocoma perplexa
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native western needlegrasses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pinewoods Needle Grass
Eriocoma pinetorum
caterpillars
1
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Nevada Needle Grass
Eriocoma nevadensis
caterpillars
1
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Sand Ricegrass
Eriocoma hymenoides
food
3
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Crested Needle Grass
Eriocoma coronata
food
1
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Western Needlegrass
Eriocoma occidentalis
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Lemmon's Needle Grass
Eriocoma lemmonii
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Columbia Needlegrass
Eriocoma nelsonii
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Parish's Needlegrass
Eriocoma parishii
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Thurber's Needlegrass
Eriocoma thurberiana
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Sleepygrass
Eriocoma robusta
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Eriocoma scribneri
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Mormon Needle Grass
Eriocoma arida
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Webber's Needle Grass
Eriocoma webberi
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Letterman's Needle Grass
Eriocoma lettermanii
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Richardson's Needlegrass
Eriocoma richardsonii