Melica porteri

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 porteri

Melica porteri Scribn., 1885

Homotypic
- Melica mutica var. parviflora Porter in Syn. Fl. Colorado: 149 (1874)
- Melica parviflora (Porter) Scribn. in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 50 (1894), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Melica porteri var. laxa Boyle in Madroño 8: 25 (1945)
- Melica stricta Brandegee in Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Territ. 2(3): 244 (1876), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Scribner, F.L., 1885. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA 36:44, t. 1, fig. 17-18.

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

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melica porteri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Melica porteri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Melica porteri. 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 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melica porteri. Published online. Accessed: January 02 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica porteri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 02.

English: Porter's melicgrass