Participant Info

Species

Eriocoma robusta [Achnatherum robustum] [Stipa robusta] [Stipa vaseyi]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

sleepy grass, sleepygrass

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1934

LatestDate

2013

Ecosystem

shrubland, foothill, montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Sleepygrass has been vouchered rather often in the Watershed, from both sides of the Valley. The habitat ranges from dry foothill meadows up to montane cottonwood and pondeerosa stands. Eriocoma robusta is somewhat toxic to livestock, due to infestation with a fungus. The USA distribution runs down the southern Rockies, from south Wyoming through Colorado to southern New Mexico, in which state the species follows the Rio Grande drainage from north to south, but not into Texas.

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