Melica nitens

Melica nitens is a species of grass known by the common name threeflower melicgrass. It is native to the central United States.[2][1]

Melica nitens

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Melica
Species:
M. nitens
Binomial name
Melica nitens

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,[2] 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."[1] In others it is cultivated and sown as a forage grass.[3]

References

  1. Melica nitens. NatureServe.
  2. Melica nitens. Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
  3. Melica nitens. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.


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