Melica bulbosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Melica bulbosa Geyer ex Porter & J.M. Coult.

Big oniongrass

2019 David popp

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2020 Belinda Lo

2018 Zoya Akulova

2009 Trent M. Draper

Melica bulbosa is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~295 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Melica
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Bromelica bulbosa
PLANTS	Melica bella ssp. intonsa
PLANTS	Melica bella
PLANTS	Melica bulbosa var. inflata
PLANTS	Melica bulbosa var. intonsa
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Information about Melica bulbosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEBU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).