[The Grass Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Medusa-head, Medusahead Wildrye

Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Synonyms: Elymus caput-medusae, Taeniatherum asperum, Taeniatherum crinitum var. caput-medusae

Inflorescence of Medusa-head, Medusahead Wildrye: Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Synonyms: Elymus caput-medusae, Taeniatherum asperum, Taeniatherum crinitum var. caput-medusae)

Close-up of the inflorescence of medusa-head as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington........June 22, 2009.

Inflorescence of Medusa-head, Medusahead Wildrye: Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Synonyms: Elymus caput-medusae, Taeniatherum asperum, Taeniatherum crinitum var. caput-medusae) - Medusa-head, Medusahead Wildrye: Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Synonyms: Elymus caput-medusae, Taeniatherum asperum, Taeniatherum crinitum var. caput-medusae)

Close-up of the inflorescence of medusahead as seen at left along the Old Headquarters Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.........June 12, 2009. The photo at right shows the inflorescence of medusahead as seen along the Gray Butte Trail #852 about a mile south of the McCoin Orchard Trailhead, Crooked River National Grasslands......May 31, 2018.

Paul Slichter