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Melica porteri (Porter's melicgrass; Porter melic)

Synonyms: Melica mutica var. parviflora (homotypic); Melica parviflora (homotypic); Melica porteri var. laxa; Melica porteri var. porteri; Melica stricta (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Melica porteri, Porter's melicgrass is a species of grass in the Poaceae family that can be found in such US states as Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Iowa, and in Mexico.
View Wikipedia Record: Melica porteri

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Walnut Canyon National Monument V 3386 Arizona, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0