Poaceae
Oniongrass
Melica bulbosa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melica
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Oniongrass
Synonyms
- Bromelica bulbosa (Porter & J.M.Coult.) W.A.Weber
- Melica bella Piper
- Melica bella subsp. intonsa Piper
- Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa
- Melica bulbosa var. caespitosa Cronquist
- Melica bulbosa var. inflata (Bol.) Boyle
- Melica bulbosa var. intonsa (Piper) M.Peck
- Melica inflata (Bol.) Vasey
- Melica pooides var. inflata Bol.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.