Flora of North America species comparison

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Melica porteri var. porteri

Melica porteri var. laxa
Photo is of parent taxon

Porter's melicgrass
Photo is of parent taxon

Porter's melicgrass
Panicles

narrow;

branches straight, appressed.

open;

branches flexible, ascending to patent.
Glumes

green or pale.

purplish-tinged.

Melica porteri var. porteri

Melica porteri var. laxa
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; KS; NM; TX; UT
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from FNA
AZ; NM; TX
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Discussion

Melica porteri var. porteri grows from northern Colorado to Arizona and central Texas, and south to the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico.

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

Melica porteri var. laxa grows from southern Arizona east to the Chisos Mountains, Texas, and south into northern Mexico.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 24, p. 98. FNA vol. 24, p. 98.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Pooideae > tribe Meliceae > Melica > Melica porteri Poaceae > subfam. Pooideae > tribe Meliceae > Melica > Melica porteri
Sibling taxa
M. porteri var. laxa
M. porteri var. porteri
Name authority unknown Boyle
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