- Melica fugax
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Melica fugax Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Melica Species: M. fugax Binomial name Melica fugax
Bol.Melica fugax is a species of grass known by the common names little oniongrass and little melic. It is native to western North America where it usually grows in volcanic soils in forest and plateau habitat from British Columbia to the Sierra Nevada.
Melica fugax is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to 60 centimeters tall. The stems have clusters of onionlike corms at the bases similar to oniongrass (Melica bulbosa). The inflorescence is a narrow or spreading series of spikelets.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Melica fugax
- USDA Plants Profile
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Melica fugax - Photo gallery
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