Melica imperfecta Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5399

Melica imperfecta Trin.

California melic, Coast range melic, Small flowered melica, Smallflower melicgrass

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Melica imperfecta, a monocot, is a perennial grass that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Melica

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Habitat: slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Melica imperfecta var. flexuosa
PLANTS:	Melica imperfecta var. minor
PLANTS:	Melica imperfecta var. refracta

More information about Melica imperfecta


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (MEIM)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 21, 2019).