Poaceae
Smith's melicgrass
Melica smithii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melica
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Melica smithiiPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smith's melicgrass
Synonyms
- Avena smithii Porter ex A.Gray
- Bromelica smithii (Porter ex A.Gray) Farw.
- Melica hitchcockii B.Boivin
- Melica retrofracta Suksd.
- Schizachne smithii (Porter) Wiegand ex Muenscher
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.