Melica torreyana Scribn. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Melica torreyana Scribn.

Melica torreyana Scribn.

Melica torreyana is a perennial bunchgrass endemic to habitats in northern and central California.

Family
Genus
Melica
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Melica torreyana Scribn.

Melica torreyana Scribn. is a perennial bunchgrass that forms dense clumps of stems reaching up to one meter (three feet) in length. Its inflorescence is a narrow panicle made up of small spikelets, each of which is under one centimeter long. This species is endemic to California, and grows in chaparral, grassland, and other hillside and mountain habitats in the northern and central parts of the state.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Melica

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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