Melica porteri Scribn.

Porter's melicgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Melica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156613-2
WFO ID wfo-0000879365
COL ID 72YRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melica porteri Melica parviflora Melica stricta Melica mutica var. parviflora Melica porteri var. laxa Melica porteri var. porteri