Melica mutica
Melica mutica

Taxonavigation

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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 mutica

Name

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Melica mutica Walter, 1788

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Lolium canadense Michx. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 893 (1817)
    • Lolium temulentum var. canadense (Michx. ex Roem. & Schult.) Alph.Wood in Amer. Bot. Fl. 2: 406 (1871)
    • Melica altissima Walter in Fl. Carol.: 78 (1788), nom. illeg.
    • Melica diffusa Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 77 (1813)
    • Melica glabra Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 62 (1803)
    • Melica muehlenbergiana Schult. in Mant. 2: 294 (1824)
    • Melica mutica var. diffusa (Pursh) A.Gray in Manual, ed. 5: 626 (1867)
    • Melica mutica f. diffusa (Pursh) Fernald in Rhodora 41: 501 (1939)
    • Melica mutica var. glabra (Michx.) A.Gray in Manual, ed. 5: 626 (1867)
    • Melica racemosa Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 88 (1817), nom. illeg.
    • Melica rariflora Schreb. in Beschr. Gräs. 2: 157 (1810), nom. superfl.
    • Melica speciosa Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 87 (1817)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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  • Walter, T. 1788. Flora Caroliniana, secundum Systema vegetabilium Linnæi digesta, characteres essentiales naturalesve et differentias veras exhibens; cum emendationibus numerosis, descriptionum antea evulgatarum adumbrationes stirpium plus mille continens, necnon generibus novis non paucis, speciebus plurimis novisq. ornata. viii+263 pp., John Fraser, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.9458 Reference page. : 78.

Additional references

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

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English: twoflower melicgrass
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