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Melica spectabilis (purple oniongrass)

Synonyms: Bromelica spectabilis (homotypic); Melica bulbosa var. spectabilis (homotypic); Melica scabrata

Wikipedia Abstract

Melica spectabilis is a species of grass known by the common names purple oniongrass and showy oniongrass.
View Wikipedia Record: Melica spectabilis

Attributes

Structure [1]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Banff National Park II 1690912 Alberta, Canada
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States
Yoho National Park II 317576 British Columbia, Canada

Ecosystems

Predators

Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2National Geographic Magazine - May 2016 - Yellowstone - The Carnivore Comeback
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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