Melica
melic, oniongrass
Specimens
Photos
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Melica
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Melica:
- Melica aristata – bearded melic grass Known historically in Washington from the Lewis River in Skamania County, but now best considered extirpated in Washington; southern Washington to California.
-
Melica bulbosa – bulbous onion grass, bulbous oniongrass
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; - Melica ciliata – silky melic
- ssp. taurica
-
Melica fugax – small melic grass Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
-
Melica harfordii – Harford's melic grass Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
-
Melica smithii – Smith's melic grass Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota; also in eastern Canada.
-
Melica spectabilis – showy melic grass Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Montana and Colorado.
-
Melica subulata – Alaska oniongrass Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Melica in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Melica checklist entry
OregonFlora: Melica information
E-Flora BC: Melica atlas page
CalPhotos: Melica photos
80 photographs:
Group by
