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Melica

not marked as a favorite taxon Melica mutica Walter. Common name: Two-flower Melic. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands, including coastal fringe and maritime forests. Distribution: Maryland west to Indiana and Illinois, south to n. peninsular Florida and Texas.

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Section: Bromelica.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K1, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Tucker (1996); = Melica speciosa Muhlenberg. Basionym: Melica mutica Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Melica mutica - FNA24

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image #1 of Melica mutica© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Melica mutica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Melica mutica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Melica mutica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Melica mutica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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Height: 1 - 2 ft

plant sale text: This Southeastern native grass has an attractive open inflorescence with two fertile florets on each spikelet. Its flowers appear in late spring, and arch gracefully over time. Its narrow leaves turn wine-colored in the fall. Its foliage is quite effective in the garden year-round. This is a handsome bunching grass that works well in smaller gardens. In the wild, Two-flowered Melicgrass may be seen growing in shady woodlands and on roadsides and dry slopes.

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native range: southeastern U.S., west to TX, north to NJ



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