Melica minuta L.

Petite Mélique (fr), Mélique menue (fr), Petite mélique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Melica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.36m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.36
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.09
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Melica minuta habit picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Melica minuta habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Melica minuta flower picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Melica minuta flower picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Melica minuta flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Melica minuta fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Melica minuta world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:408063-1
WFO ID wfo-0000879278
COL ID 72YS3
BDTFX ID 41723
INPN ID 107867
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melica anceps Melica baetica Melica guruguensis Melica major Melica ramosa Melica rimarum Melica saxatilis Melica sorrentinoi Dalucum majus Melica arrecta Melica aspera Melica montana Melica australis Melica cyrenaica Melica pyramidalis Dalucum ramosum Melica minuta subsp. arrecta Melica minuta subsp. major Melica minuta subsp. saxatilis Melica minuta var. amana Melica minuta var. latifolia Melica minuta var. ramosa Melica minuta var. saxatilis Melica pyramidalis subsp. arrecta Melica ramosa subsp. major Melica ramosa subsp. saxatilis Melica minuta subsp. latifolia Melica minuta var. sorrentinoi Melica minuta