Poaceae

Siberian melicgrass

Melica altissima L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Melica

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Siberian melicgrass (Melica altissima) — FlowerPhoto: Vasily Moryashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)

arz: ميليكا التيسيما
Belarusian: Перлаўка высокая
Bulgarian: Висока бисерка
Chinese: 高臭草
Czech: Strdivka vysoká
English: Siberian melicgrass
Estonian: Kõrge helmikas
Finnish: Isohelmikkä
German: Hohes Perlgras
hsb: Wysoki paćernik
Hungarian: Magas gyöngyperje
Persian: ملیکای بلند
Polish: Perłówka wyniosła
Russian: Перловник высокий
Swedish: Jätteslok

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Vasily Moryashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Evgeniya, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Елена Радостева, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Люсин, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Evgeniya, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.