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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Melica porteri - Porter's melicgrass

Synonyms: Melica parviflora
Plant Form: Grass

Family: Poaceae


   
 
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  Grass Description -   Glossary of Grass Terminology


Origin: Native    Season: Warm
Habitat Description: Moist open woods, canyons and rocky slopes.
Plant Communities:Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 3500 - 8000 feet


General Description

Desc: Grows 18 to 40 inches tall, in small tufts with short rhizomes.
Identification Notes: Moderately tall perennial with closed sheaths; flat blades and narrow; open branched seedheads; spikelet central stem exceeds the florets; spikelets have 1 to 7 bisexual and 2 to 3 sterile florets. Variety laxa is found in Coconino County.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass  Rhizomes: Y  Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N  Bushy (highly branched): N
Height with Seedheads: 24 to 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - contracted  Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: Jul - Oct
Flower Characteristics

Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered  Spikelets One-sided: Y
Awns: Absent   Three Awns: N  Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead branches appressed or moderately spreading.
Vegetative Charcteristics

Blade Hairy: N    Blade with White Margins: N    Blade Cross section: Flat
Blade Notes: Blades are 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide, both surfaces smooth to slightly rough.
Sheath Hairy: N    Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N    Ligules: Membranous
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N

Forage Value: Not available.


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