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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Melica mutica   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melica mutica   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Melica mutica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)

Melica mutica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-16-001:

Melica mutica   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Melica mutica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Melica mutica

 

COMMON NAME:
Two-flower Melicgrass


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Keith Bradley    kab_melica_mutica_3356

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm0504r_34b

April    Pickens County    SC

Table Rock State Park

image of Melica mutica, Two-flower Melicgrass

JK Marlow    jkm200411_3766

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm200428_4399

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Each spikelet ordinarily contains 2 fertile florets, hence the common name, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmmutica_echp

April        

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JK Marlow    s050424_f

April    Pickens County    SC

Table Rock State Park

Panicle 10-20cm long, nearly simple, with 1-few short, spreading branches, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Melica mutica, Two-flower Melicgrass

JK Marlow    jkm0505e_37

May    Oconee County    SC

Has a particular affinity to areas where limestone is very near the surface, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Melica mutica, Two-flower Melicgrass

JK Marlow    jkm210516_0436

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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Bill Stringer    wcsmelic_shoots

June        

Sheaths scabrous or somewhat pubescent; blades flat, 2-5mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

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Bill Stringer    wcsmelica_mutica

June        

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Bill Stringer    wcsmelica_muticab

June        

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Bill Stringer    wcsmelicamutica_close

June        

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Bill Stringer    wcsmelicamutica_closeb

June        

Spikelets broad, pale, 7-10mm long, the florets spreading, pendulous, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Melica mutica   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melica mutica   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Melica mutica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Melica mutica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-16-001:
Melica mutica   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Melica mutica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melica mutica

 

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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands, including coastal fringe and maritime forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & NC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain lustrous yellow to olive
Grain

 

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