| Melica harfordii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Melica |
| Species: | M. harfordii |
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| Melica harfordii Bol. | |
Melica harfordii is a species of grass known by the common name Harford's oniongrass.
Distribution
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including mountain forests and open hillsides. It is found in the foothills and higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada.
Description
Melica harfordii is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) in maximum height.
The inflorescence is a narrow series of spikelets tipped with nearly invisible awns.
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| Melica harfordii |
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- Melica
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of the United States
- Grasses of Canada
- Native grasses of California
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Flora of British Columbia
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Pooideae stubs