spike bentgrass, Agrostis exarata, June-August, Native

Occasional in mesic areas such as Trail "a" near its intersection with Trail 1, Trail 2, and Mapache Trail, about 100 yards south of its intersection with Trail 10, near arroyo willow and sneezeweed (Helenium puberulum). Plants have a more or less dense inflorescence and awned lemmas; perennial without rhizomes or stolons. Illustration left from Manual of the Grasses of the United States, 2 ed. PDF: http://standish.stanford.edu/bin/object?00003911