diagnosis: 1' spikelet not flattened 10' lemma tip entire 16 perennial 26 not rhizomatous 27 lower glume 3-veined 28 upper glume 5 veined 29' ligule (2 mm in these plants), glume scabrous; upper glume 9 mm long; sheath decidedly hairy; other than having a longer ligule, these are matched to B. pseudolaevipes
Succession of second growth Ponderosa pine (SI 175) to Timberland Chaparral stand of Arctostaphylos viscida with fire. Along road between Sweetland and Birchville., T 17 N R 8 E Sec 18 Quad name: Smartsville. Quad number: 50. Reference to map: 49.
Forming dense green mats and mounds in very wet spots. This image shows a close view of the whorl of branches at the apex of a single stem. Note the long narrow branch leaves.
Native to Europe and SW Asia. Introduced as a forage and cover crop. Seems to have been used in reveg sites around the Tahoe Basin. Occasionally naturalized in the western U.S.