English

Noun

1. Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from north temperate regions

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse

Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world. They are clumping grasses with long, erect stems bearing spikelets of papery grass flowers. Some species of melic have corms and are sometimes called oniongrass.

Selected species:

• Melica altissima - Siberian melic grass
• Melica aristata - bearded melic grass
• Melica bulbosa - oniongrass
• Melica californica - California melic grass
• Melica ciliata - hairy melic, silky spike melic
• Melica fugax - little oniongrass
• Melica montezumae - Montezuma melic
• Melica mutica - two-flower melic grass
• Melica nutans - mountain melic; nodding melic
• Melica nitens - three-flower melic grass
• Melica picta
• Melica spectabilis - purple oniongrass
• Melica stricta - rock melic grass
• Melica subulata - Alaska oniongrass

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Genus treatment