Melica geyeri

Melica geyeri

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 geyeri

Name

Melica geyeri Munro ex Bol., 1870

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bromelica geyeri (Munro ex Bol.) Farw. in Rhodora 21: 78 (1919)
• Heterotypic
  • Bromelica geyeri var. howellii (Scribn.) Farw. in Rhodora 21: 78 (1919)
  • Bromus muticus A.Gray in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 15: 335 (1863 publ. 1864), pro syn.
  • Glyceria bulbosa Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 95 (1862 publ. 1863)
  • Melica bromoides A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 409 (1872)
  • Melica bromoides var. howellii Scribn. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 37: 47 (1885)
  • Melica geyeri var. aristulata Howell in Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 245 (1946)
  • Melica poioides var. bromoides Bol. in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 103 (1870), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada British Columbia Regional: Southwestern USA California, Oregon Regional: Central USA Montana, Nevada References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Munro, W.: 1870. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 103

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 geyeri 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 geyeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica geyeri. 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 geyeri. Published online. Accessed: January 02 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Geyer's oniongrass

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