Melica
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Melica

California melic
melicgrass
oniongrass

Hierarchical position of the Genus Melica

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Liliopsida Brongn.
pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843.
common name: Monocots
  
   Subclassis  Commelinidae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 171. Jan-Mar 1967.
common name: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
  
   SuperOrdo  Juncanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 510. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Poales Small
pub. Fl. S.E. U.S.: 48. 1903.
  
   Familia  Poaceae (R. Br.) Barnh.
pub. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 7. 15 Jan 1895, nom. cons.
common name: Gramineae
  
   Tribus  Meliceae (Link) Endl.
pub. Fl. Poson.: 116. Mai 1830.
  
   Subtribus  Melicinae Fr.
pub. Fl. Scan.: 204, 208. 1835.
  
   Genus  Melica L.
pub. (1753)
common name: melicgrass
  

Named members of the Genus Melica

1
   Species  altissima L.
common name: Siberian melicgrass
2
   Species  aristata Thurb. ex Boland.
common name: bearded melicgrass
3
   Species  bella Piper
 
4
   Subspecies  intonsa Piper
syn. Melica bulbosa
5
   Species  bulbosa Geyer ex Porter & Coult.
 
6
   Varietas  inflata (Boland.) Boyle
syn. Melica bulbosa
7
   Varietas  intonsa (Piper) M.E. Peck
syn. Melica bulbosa
8
   Varietas  spectabilis (Scribn.) Boivin
syn. Melica spectabilis
9
   Species  californica Scribn.
 
10
   Varietas  californica
common name: California melicgrass
11
   Varietas  nevadensis Boyle
common name: California melicgrass
12
   Species  frutescens Scribn.
common name: woody melicgrass
13
   Species  fugax Boland.
 
14
   Varietas  inexpansa Suksdorf
syn. Melica fugax
15
   Varietas  macbridei (Rowland ex A. Nels.) Beetle
syn. Melica fugax
16
   Subspecies  madophylla Piper
syn. Melica fugax
17
   Species  geyeri Munro ex Boland.
 
18
   Varietas  aristulata J.T. Howell
common name: Geyer's oniongrass
19
   Varietas  geyeri
common name: Geyer's oniongrass
20
   Species  hallii Vasey
syn. Festuca hallii
21
   Species  harfordii Boland.
 
22
   Varietas  minor Vasey
syn. Melica harfordii
23
   Species  imperfecta Trin.
common name: California melic
  
 
24
   Varietas  flexuosa Boland.
syn. Melica imperfecta
25
   Varietas  minor Scribn.
syn. Melica imperfecta
26
   Varietas  refracta Thurb.
syn. Melica imperfecta
27
   Species  inflata (Boland.) Vasey
syn. Melica bulbosa
28
   Species  montezumae Piper
common name: Montezuma melicgrass
29
   Species  multinervosa Vasey
syn. Vaseyochloa multinervosa
30
   Species  mutica Walt.
common name: twoflower melicgrass
31
   Species  nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper
common name: threeflower melicgrass
32
   Species  porteri Scribn.
 
33
   Varietas  laxa Boyle
common name: Porter's melicgrass
34
   Varietas  porteri
common name: Porter's melicgrass
35
   Species  purpurascens (Torr.) A.S. Hitchc.
syn. Schizachne purpurascens
36
   Species  smithii (Porter ex Gray) Vasey
common name: Smith's melicgrass
37
   Species  spectabilis Scribn.
common name: purple oniongrass
38
   Species  stricta Boland.
 
39
   Varietas  albicaulis Boyle
common name: rock melicgrass
40
   Varietas  stricta
common name: rock melicgrass
41
   Species  subulata (Griseb.) Scribn.
 
42
   Varietas  pammelii (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc.
common name: Pammel's oniongrass
43
   Varietas  subulata
common name: Alaska oniongrass
44
   Species  torreyana Scribn.
common name: Torrey's melicgrass

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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