Characteristics
Monocots
Melica mutica Walter
TWOFLOWER MELICGRASS
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Native
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Citation
MELICA MUTICA Walter, Fl. Carol. 78. 1788.
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Horry Co.: Myrtle Beach, 11 Apr 1932, Griscom 511 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: BH, CA, CAS, DUKE, F, GA, MICH, MO, NCU, NY, PH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 481. 2008.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Bay
FLAS
Calhoun
FSU
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Duval
GA-Lit
Escambia
FLAS
Flagler
FLAS
Franklin
FSU
Gadsden
USF
Hernando
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
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Basionym
Type
Melica diffusa
Melica diffusa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 77. 1814.
TYPE: "Virginia and Carolina",
Melica glabra
Melica glabra Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 62. 1803.
TYPE: "Virginia ad Floridam"
Melica muhlenbergiana
Melica muhlenbergiana Schultes, Mant. 2: 294. 1824.
BASIONYM: Melica racemosa Muhlenberg 1817, non Thunberg 1794.
Melica mutica forma diffusa
Melica mutica Walter, forma diffusa (Pursh) Fernald, Rhodora 41: 501. 1939.
BASIONYM: Melica diffusa Pursh 1814.
Melica mutica var. diffusa
Melica mutica Walter, var. diffusa (Pursh) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 626. 1867.
BASIONYM: Melica diffusa Pursh 1814.
Melica mutica var. glabra
Melica mutica Walter, var. glabra (Michaux) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 626. 1867.
BASIONYM: Melica glabra Michaux 1803.
Melica racemosa
Melica racemosa Muhlenberg, Descr. Gram. 88. 1817, non Thunberg 1794.
Melica rariflora
Melica rariflora Schreber, Beschr. Graes. 2: 157. 1810, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Melica glabra Michaux 1803.
Melica speciosa
Melica speciosa Muhlenberg, Descr. Gram. 87. 1817.
TYPE: PENNSYLVANIA: Without data, Muhlenberg s.n. (holotype: PH; isotypes: M, US(fragm)).
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Beauregard Par., Bienville Par., Bladen, Chatham, Citrus, Clay, Colbert, Forrest, Gadsden, Hernando, Horry, Jackson, Jones, Leon, Levy, Liberty, McCurtain, Oglethorpe, Okaloosa, Polk, Princess Anne, Rutherford, Saluda, St. Johns, St. Tammany Par., Vernon Par., Walker, Wilkinson
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1843 - 2016
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