[Melicgrasses and Oniongrasses: The Genus Melica East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Oniongrass

Melica bulbosa

Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa

Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa)

Oniongrass as seen along Colockum Pass Road to the northeast of Ellensburg, WA........July 7, 2012.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa)

Inflorescence of Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa)

Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa)

Oniongrass as seen along Colockum Pass Road to the northeast of Ellensburg, WA........July 7, 2012.

Inflorescence of Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa) ? - Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa) - Inflorescence of Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa (Synonyms: Melica bella, Melica bella ssp. intonsa, Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa)

This is either Melica bulbosa or Melica spectabilis as seen along the Table Rock Trail #365 about one-half mile southeast of the Table Rock South Trailhead, Monument Rock Wilderness.......July 9, 2023. There's not enough photo evidence to distinguish between the two similar species in these photos.
Paul Slichter