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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Melica mutica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melica mutica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Melica mutica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-16-001:
Melica mutica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Melica mutica
COMMON NAME:
Two-flower Melicgrass
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Keith Bradley kab_melica_mutica_3356
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0504r_34b
April Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3766
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200428_4399
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Each spikelet ordinarily contains 2 fertile florets, hence the common name, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmmutica_echp
April
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JK Marlow s050424_f
April Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
Panicle 10-20cm long, nearly simple, with 1-few short, spreading branches, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0505e_37
May Oconee County SC
Has a particular affinity to areas where limestone is very near the surface, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0436
May Greenville County SC
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Bill Stringer wcsmelic_shoots
June
Sheaths scabrous or somewhat pubescent; blades flat, 2-5mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Bill Stringer wcsmelica_mutica
June
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Bill Stringer wcsmelica_muticab
June
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Bill Stringer wcsmelicamutica_close
June
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Bill Stringer wcsmelicamutica_closeb
June
Spikelets broad, pale, 7-10mm long, the florets spreading, pendulous, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.