Poaceae

Melica macra Nees

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Melica

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Melica macra: Fotos tomadas bajo arbustos en pradera sobre suelo arcilloso al margen del Río Negro en el departamento de Río Negro — Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Melica macra var. macra
Melica macra var. pilosa Papp

Flowers

In flower: October (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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