Melica nitens

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 nitens

Name

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Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper, 1905

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Melica diffusa var. nitens Scribn. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 37: 44 (1885)
  • Heterotypic
    • Melica scabra Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 148 (1835), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern & Central USA
      • Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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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Nuttall, T., 1905. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 32:387.

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: threeflower melicgrass
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