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Melica aristata

bearded melic grass

Melica aristata
Flowering time June-July
Habitat Dry forest, rocky slopes, ridges, and ledges.
Distribution
Known historically in Washington from the Lewis River in Skamania County, but now best considered extirpated in Washington; southern Washington to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
M. bulbosa, M. ciliata, M. fugax, M. harfordii, M. smithii, M. spectabilis, M. subulata
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