Poaceae
Hairy melicgrass
Melica ciliata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melica
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- ميليكا سيلياتا
- arz
- ميليكا سيلياتا
- Belarusian
- Перлаўка раснічастая
- Bulgarian
- Ресничеста бисерка
- Catalan
- Serrell de muntanya
- Chinese
- 小穗臭草
- Czech
- Strdivka brvitá
- Danish
- Håret Flitteraks
- English
- Hairy melicgrass
- Estonian
- Ripshelmikas
- Finnish
- Tähkähelmikkä
- French
- Mélique ciliée
- German
- Wimper-Perlgras
- hsb
- Mikawčkaty paćernik
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Grushengeaks
- Persian
- ملیکای مژهدار
- Polish
- Perłówka orzęsiona
- Spanish
- Espiguillas de seda, Triguerilla, Triguerillas, Triguerillo
- Swedish
- Grusslok, Alvarmelika
- Ukrainian
- Перлівка війчаста
Synonyms
- Arundo ciliata (L.) Clairv.
- Beckeria ciliata Bernh.
- Beckeria ciliata (L.) Bernh. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Beckeria ciliata Bernh. ex Rchb.
- Beckeria montana Bernh.
- Claudia ciliata (L.) Opiz
- Dalucum ciliatum (L.) Bubani
- Lasiagrostis variegata G.Mey.
- Melica balansae Boiss. & Balansa
- Melica bauhini Ten.
- Melica bossieri Reut. ex Boiss.
- Melica caespitosa Schur
- Melica cappadocica Boiss.
- Melica ceretana Sennen
- Melica ciliata f. aequiglumis (Papp) Papp & Beldie
- Melica ciliata f. flavescens (Schur) Papp & Beldie
- Melica ciliata f. hirtella W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata f. latifolia Papp
- Melica ciliata f. major (Ball) W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata f. major Papp
- Melica ciliata f. micrantha W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata f. nebrodensis (Parl.) W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata f. pappii Soó
- Melica ciliata f. pillata Papp
- Melica ciliata f. planifolia Papp
- Melica ciliata f. puberula W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata f. simplex Papp
- Melica ciliata f. villiculmis (Bornm.) W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata f. violacea (Papp) Papp & Beldie
- Melica ciliata f. vulgaris W.Hempel
- Melica ciliata subf. planifolia Papp
- Melica ciliata subf. subplanifolia Soó
- Melica ciliata subsp. glauca (F.W.Schultz) Rouy
- Melica ciliata subsp. glauca (F.W.Schultz) K.Richt.
- Melica ciliata subsp. glauca (F.W.Schultz) Nyman
- Melica ciliata subsp. magnolii (Gren. & Godr.) Husn.
- Melica ciliata subsp. magnolii (Gren.) K.Richt.
- Melica ciliata subsp. micrantha (Boiss. & Hohen.) Soják
- Melica ciliata subsp. monticola (Prokudin) Tzvelev
- Melica ciliata subsp. nebrodensis (Parl.) Husn.
and 63 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: ahabo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ana Garcia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernhard Hildebrand, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.