Melica bulbosa Porter & J.M.Coult.

Oniongrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Melica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.4-0.55m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-7
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses animal food
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Melica bulbosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Melica bulbosa world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280690-2
WFO ID wfo-0000879063
COL ID 6QZ33
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melica bella Melica bulbosa Melica inflata Bromelica bulbosa Melica bella subsp. intonsa Melica bulbosa var. caespitosa Melica bulbosa var. inflata Melica bulbosa var. intonsa Melica pooides var. inflata Melica bulbosa var. bulbosa