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California melic
Melica californica
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Torrey's melicgrassMelica torreyana
Pine bluegrassPoa secunda
common soft bromeBromus hordeaceus
smallflower melicgrassMelica imperfecta
tall fescueLolium arundinaceum
Prairie JunegrassKoeleria macrantha
Perennial RyegrassLolium perenne
Yorkshire fogHolcus lanatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,339 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,179 |
| Nevada | 149 |
| Colorado | 9 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | melicgrasses · Melica |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise California melic with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.