Melica nitens
Melica nitens | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Melica |
Species: | M. nitens |
Binomial name | |
Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper | |
Melica nitens is a species of grass known by the common name threeflower melic grass. It is native to the central United States.[1][2]
This perennial grass has short rhizomes and sometimes forms bunches. The stems grow up to 1.3 meters tall. The inflorescence is a branching panicle of spikelets. Despite its name, the grass has spikelets with two to four flowers each,[1] often two.[3]
In the wild this plant grows in wooded areas, grasslands, streambanks, and roadsides.[3] In some areas it is considered "highly threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation, and to a lesser extent by forest management practices."[2] In others it is cultivated and sown as a forage grass.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melica nitens. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Melica nitens. NatureServe.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Melica nitens. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.