Melica bulbosa

Melica bulbosa

Melica bulbosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Meliceae
Genus: Melica
Species: Melica bulbosa

Name

Melica bulbosa Porter & J.M.Coult., 1874

Homonyms

• Melica bulbosa Thurb. = Melica californica Scribn.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bromelica bulbosa (Porter & J.M.Coult.) W.A.Weber in Phytologia 55: 8 (1984)
  • Melica bella Piper in Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 27: 10 (1900), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Melica bella subsp. intonsa Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 128 (1906)
  • Melica bulbosa var. caespitosa Cronquist in Madroño 7: 77 (1943)
  • Melica bulbosa var. inflata (Bol.) Boyle in Madroño 8: 19 (1945)
  • Melica bulbosa var. intonsa (Piper) M.Peck in Man. Pl. Oregon: 100 (1941)
  • Melica inflata (Bol.) Vasey in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 269 (1893)
  • Melica poioides var. inflata Bol. in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 101 (1870)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada British Columbia, Saskatchewan Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Central USA Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Coulter, J.M. & Porter, T.C., 1874. Synopsis of the Flora of Colorado 180 pp. Washington. BHL Reference page. : 149.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melica bulbosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melica bulbosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica bulbosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melica bulbosa. Published online. Accessed: January 01 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica bulbosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 01.

Vernacular names

English:  bulbous oniongrass, oniongrass

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