First published in Sp. Pl.: 66 (1753), nom. cons. The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Mexico, W. & S. South America to SE. & S. Brazil.

Leaf sheaths with fused margins; leaf blades linear; ligule membranous, often cylindrical and then sometimes with lobe on side opposite blade. Panicle spreading or more often contracted, sometimes scanty or racemelike; pedicels drooping, pubescent below spikelet.

Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world. [1] Melic grasses are clumping to short- rhizomatous grasses. They have flowering culms up to 250 cm (98 in) tall bearing spikelets of papery flowers.

Melica longiflora is a grass species in the family Poaceae that is endemic to Chile where it can be found from Coquimbo to Talca. [1] The species is perennial and is caespitose as well. The culms are either ascended or rambled, are 15–200 centimetres (5.9–78.7 in) long and 2–5 millimetres (0.079–0.197 in) in diameter.

Melica ciliata, the hairy melic or silky spike melic, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia. [1] [2] It has been introduced to South Australia. [2] [3]

Melica: an ancient Italian name for a sorghum. Including Beckeria Bernh., Bromelica (Thurber) Farw., Claudia Opiz, Dalucum Adans., Verinea Merino Habit, vegetative morphology.

Melica nutans L. PAF ID: 3447: PAF HOME Background References About. Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo) Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu.

A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).

10 datasets have provided data to the Atlas of Living Australia for this genus. Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for species of Melica L..

First published in Sp. Pl.: 66 (1753) The native range of this species is Europe to Xinjiang, Madeira, Medit. to Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.