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Melica
bulbosa
Geyer ex Porter & J.M. Coult.
Published In:
Synopsis of the Flora of Colorado 149. 1874. (
Syn. Fl. Colorado
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 1/5/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan :
Perennial
Life form :
Herbaceous
Stem consistency :
Firm
Stem height (cm) :
30 to 60
Vegetative reproduction :
Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex :
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type :
Panicle
Inflorescence position :
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm) :
7 to 18
POACEAE Spikelet density :
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm) :
7 to 15 (to 24)
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets) :
2 to 5
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory] :
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission) :
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp) :
Adherent pericarp
Human edible :
Below ground structures
Details: Economic use :
Roots eaten (Moerman 1998).
References :
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.