About Eriocoma parishii (Vasey) Romasch.
This grass was previously classified as Stipa parishii, and its current scientific name is Eriocoma parishii (Vasey) Romasch. It is a perennial bunch grass that forms tight tufts of erect stems, reaching up to around 80 centimeters in height. Its inflorescence can grow up to 15 centimeters long and is packed with densely hairy spikelets. Each spikelet bears an awn up to approximately 3.5 centimeters long, which has just one kink; the awns of many other species formerly placed in Stipa have two kinks. This bunchgrass is native to western North America, ranging from southern California and Baja California, through Arizona and Nevada, to Utah. It grows in many habitat types, particularly chaparral and other dry habitats, at elevations between 900 and 2,700 metres (3,000 to 8,900 ft). Documented locations where it occurs include the Peninsular Ranges, Mojave Desert sky islands, southern Sierra Nevada, High Sierra, Inyo Mountains, White Mountains, and Great Basin Desert mountains.
