Melica aristata
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Melica |
Species: | M. aristata
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Binomial name | |
Melica aristata |
Melica aristata is a species of grass known by the common names awned melic and bearded melicgrass.
Distribution[]
It is native to the western United States from the Pacific Northwest to the Sierra Nevada and nearby ranges, where it grows in mountain forests and open hillsides.
Description[]
Melica aristata is a rhizomatous perennial grass growing up to 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) tall. The inflorescence is a narrow series of cylindrical spikelets. Each spikelet has an awn up to 1.2 centimeters long, the characteristic which distinguishes it from the other melics.[1]
References[]
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- Melica
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of California
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges