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Melica californica

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Melica californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Melica
Species:
M. californica
Binomial name
Melica californica

Melica californica is a species of grass known by the common name California melic.

Distribution

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This grass is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in many types of habitat, from mountain forests to open grassland at sea level.[1][2]

Description

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Melica californica is a perennial bunch grass, generally with rhizomes, producing a dense cluster of stems up to about 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) in maximum height. The inflorescence is a narrow series of purple-banded green spikelets.[1][2]

Cultivation

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Melica californica is cultivated in the specialty horticulture trade and available as an ornamental grass for: natural landscape, native plant, drought tolerant water conserving, and habitat gardens

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