Melica mutica

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Melica mutica Walter
Common Name:Two Flower Melic Grass
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MEMU
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Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Melica
Species Melica mutica Walter - Two Flower Melic Grass

Citation

Citation Melica mutica Walter, Fl. Carol. 78. 1788.
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Type: USA: 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.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Melica diffusa Melica diffusa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 77. 1814. "Virginia and Carolina",
Melica glabra Melica glabra Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 62. 1803. "Virginia ad Floridam"
Melica muhlenbergiana Melica muhlenbergiana Schultes, Mant. 2: 294. 1824.Melica racemosa Muhlenberg 1817, non Thunberg 1794. 
Melica mutica var. diffusa Melica mutica Walter, var. diffusa (Pursh) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 626. 1867.Melica diffusa Pursh 1814. 
Melica mutica var. glabra Melica mutica Walter, var. glabra (Michaux) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 626. 1867.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.Melica glabra Michaux 1803. 
Melica speciosa Melica speciosa Muhlenberg, Descr. Gram. 87. 1817. PENNSYLVANIA: Without data, Muhlenberg s.n. (holotype: PH; isotypes: M, US(fragm)).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UNA00004302 Autauga 16 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1539		 UNA
Melica mutica Walt.
TROY000045367 Autauga 04 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
532		 TROY
Melica mutica Walter
TROY000045274 Autauga 04 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
532		 TROY
Melica mutica Walter
TROY000049740 Autauga 17 Apr 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1598		 TROY
Melica mutica Walter
UWAL0044170 Baldwin 27 Feb 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
549		 UWAL
Melica mutica Walter
UNA00004316 Bibb 23 Apr 1953 Taxonomy class-Spring 1953
s.n.		 UNA
Melica mutica Walt.
UNA00004316 Bibb 23 Apr 1953 Taxonomy class-Spring 1953
s.n.		 UNA
Melica mutica Walt.
AUA000017916 Bibb 14 Apr 1977 SESSLER, ANN H.
982		 AUA
MELICA MUTICA WALT.
UNA00004356 Bibb 11 Apr 1979 Wiersema, John H.
547		 UNA
Melica mutica Walt.
JSU100002 Bibb 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
13936		 JSU
Melica mutica Walter
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