Melica mutica

Melica mutica

Melica mutica

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 mutica

Name

Melica mutica Walter, 1788

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• 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

• 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 mutica 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 mutica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica mutica. 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 mutica. Published online. Accessed: January 02 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica mutica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 02.

Vernacular names

English: twoflower melicgrass

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