Poaceae
Melica violacea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melica
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Synonyms
- Melica alata Nees ex Steud.
- Melica alata var. filiculmis (É.Desv.) Papp
- Melica alata var. mollis Papp
- Melica filiculmis É.Desv.
- Melica laxiflora Cav.
- Melica laxiflora var. typica Papp
- Melica valdiviana Phil.
- Melica violacea f. mollis (Papp) W.Hempel
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Penarc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.