Melica californica

Melica californica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Melica
Species:	M. californica
Binomial name
Melica californica Scribn.

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

Distribution

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.

Description

Melica californica is a perennial bunch grass, generally with rhizomes, producing a dense cluster of stems up to about 1.3 meters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a narrow series of purple-banded green spikelets.

Cultivation

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

See also

• California native plants

External links

• Calflora Database: Melica californica (California melic, California melicgrass)
• Jepson Manual Treatment: Melica californica
• USDA Plants Profile: Melica californica
• Grass Manual Treatment: Melica californica
• Melica californica Photo gallery