PLANTS Profile for Melica spectabilis (purple oniongrass)

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Melica spectabilis Scribn.
purple oniongrass

Symbol:

MESP

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Melica spectabilis Scribn.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Melica spectabilis Scribn.

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Synonyms:
Melica spectabilis Scribn.

	BRSP2	Bromelica spectabilis (Scribn.) W.A. Weber
	MEBUS	Melica bulbosa Geyer ex Porter & J.M. Coult. var. spectabilis (Scribn.) B. Boivin

Distribution:
Melica spectabilis Scribn.


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USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Melica spectabilis Scribn.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 27 species in Melica

Classification:
Melica spectabilis Scribn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Melica L. – melicgrass
Species	Melica spectabilis Scribn. – purple oniongrass

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Melica spectabilis Scribn.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

UPL

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Melica spectabilis Scribn.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41861.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 01:10 PM CST