Poaceae
Harford's oniongrass
Melica harfordii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melica
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Harford's oniongrass
Synonyms
- Bromelica harfordii (Bol.) Farw.
- Bromelica harfordii var. minor (Vasey) Farw.
- Melica harfordii subsp. harfordii
- Melica harfordii subsp. tenuior Piper
- Melica harfordii var. harfordii
- Melica harfordii var. minor Vasey
- Melica harfordii var. tenuis Suksd.
- Melica harfordii var. viridifolia Suksd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 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.