familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusMelica
speciesMelica porteri
varietyMelica porteri var. porteri
Melica porteri var. porteri
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 98.
Panicles narrow; branches straight, appressed. Glumes green or pale.
Distribution
Colo., Utah, N.Mex., Tex., Kans., Ariz.
Discussion
Melica porteri var. porteri grows from northern Colorado to Arizona and central Texas, and south to the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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common +
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bulliform +
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absent +
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climbing +
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capillary +
pistillate +
amalgamated +
sometimes longer +
bisexual +
compressed +
reduced +
1-11-veined +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent lemmas +
subtending +
absent +
uncinate +
punctate +
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hollow +
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distichous +
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5-11-veined +
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3-5-veined +
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glabrous +
2-veined +
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not viviparous +
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collar-like +
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glabrous +
scabridulous +
Melica porteri var. porteri +
Melica porteri +
variety +
hyaline +
membranous +
5-veined +
winged +
absent +
conspicuous +
keeled +
rhizomatous +
perennial +