UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Melica aristata

Melica ciliata

bearded melic grass

silky melic

Melica aristata

Melica ciliata
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 Introduced
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
M. bulbosa, M. ciliata, M. fugax, M. harfordii, M. smithii, M. spectabilis, M. subulata
M. aristata, M. bulbosa, M. fugax, M. harfordii, M. smithii, M. spectabilis, M. subulata
Subordinate taxa
M. ciliata ssp. taurica
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