Flora of North America species comparison

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Melica geyeri var. aristulata

Melica geyeri var. geyeri
Photo is of parent taxon

Geyer's oniongrass
Photo is of parent taxon

Geyer's oniongrass
Lemmas

toothed, awned from between the teeth, awns 0.5-2 mm.

apices obtuse, unawned.

Melica geyeri var. aristulata

Melica geyeri var. geyeri
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA; MT; NV; OR; BC
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Discussion

Melica geyeri var. aristulata grows in Marin, and possibly Shasta, counties in California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Melica geyeri var. geyeri grows throughout the range of the species.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 24, p. 95. FNA vol. 24, p. 95.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Pooideae > tribe Meliceae > Melica > Melica geyeri Poaceae > subfam. Pooideae > tribe Meliceae > Melica > Melica geyeri
Sibling taxa
M. geyeri var. geyeri
M. geyeri var. aristulata
Name authority J.T. Howell unknown
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