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melicgrasses
Melica
Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world. They are clumping grasses with long, erect stems bearing spikelets of papery grass flowers. Some species of melic have corms and are sometimes called oniongrass.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mountain Melick
speciesMelica nutans
Wood Melick
speciesMelica uniflora
Eyelash Grass
speciesMelica ciliata
smallflower melicgrass
speciesMelica imperfecta
eastern melick
speciesMelica transsilvanica
Twoflower Melicgrass
speciesMelica mutica
Threeflower Melicgrass
speciesMelica nitens
Torrey's melicgrass
speciesMelica torreyana
Alaska Oniongrass
speciesMelica subulata
California melic
speciesMelica californica
Small Melick
speciesMelica minuta
Siberian Melicgrass
speciesMelica altissima
rock melic
speciesMelica stricta
Melica picta
speciesMelica picta
Melica magnolii
speciesMelica magnolii
Melica macra
speciesMelica macra
woody melicgrass
speciesMelica frutescens
onion grass
speciesMelica bulbosa
Harford's oniongrass
speciesMelica harfordii
Melica scabrosa
speciesMelica scabrosa
Smith's Melicgrass
speciesMelica smithii
Geyer's Oniongrass
speciesMelica geyeri
purple onion grass
speciesMelica spectabilis
Persian Melic Grass
speciesMelica persica
Melic Grass
speciesMelica racemosa
Melica turczaninowiana
speciesMelica turczaninowiana
Melica onoei
speciesMelica onoei
awned melic
speciesMelica aristata
Melica sarmentosa
speciesMelica sarmentosa
little melic
speciesMelica fugax
Melica virgata
speciesMelica virgata
Melica amethystina
speciesMelica amethystina
Porter's Melicgrass
speciesMelica porteri
Melica grandiflora
speciesMelica grandiflora
Melica brasiliana
speciesMelica brasiliana
Melica inaequiglumis
speciesMelica inaequiglumis
Staggers Grass
speciesMelica decumbens
Melica violacea
speciesMelica violacea
Melica canariensis
speciesMelica canariensis
Melica radula
speciesMelica radula
Melica argyrea
speciesMelica argyrea
Melica bonariensis
speciesMelica bonariensis
Melica rectiflora
speciesMelica rectiflora
Melica teneriffae
speciesMelica teneriffae
Melica commersonii
speciesMelica commersonii
Melica rigida
speciesMelica rigida
Melica × thuringiaca
hybridMelica × thuringiaca
Melica argentata
speciesMelica argentata
Melica cupani
speciesMelica cupani
Melica longiflora
speciesMelica longiflora
Montezuma Melic
speciesMelica montezumae
Melica chilensis
speciesMelica chilensis
Melica scabra
speciesMelica scabra
Melica hyalina
speciesMelica hyalina
Melica eligulata
speciesMelica eligulata
Melica bocquetii
speciesMelica bocquetii
Melica eremophila
speciesMelica eremophila
Melica stuckertii
speciesMelica stuckertii
Melica parodiana
speciesMelica parodiana
Melica minor
speciesMelica minor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52803.