[Grasses West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Medusa-head as seen at the Agate Desert Preserve northwest of Medford, Oregon.............April 28, 2012.

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

Close-up of the inflorescence of medusahead as seen along Old Headquarters Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington..........June 12, 2009.