Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Melica// Species: Melica ciliata L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Xinjiang (China), Madeira, Mediterranean to Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Dry and open habitats- dry grassland, rocks and rocky terrains with shallow soil.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring.
Melica ciliata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Melica ciliata – panicles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle with branches (secund panicle). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle branches (secund panicle). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – panicle branches (secund panicle). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – close-up of panicle. The panicle is secund. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – close-up of panicle. The panicle is secund. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – close-up of panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – close-up of panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – stems and leaves. Leaves are convolute. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – leaves. Leaves are convolute. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – upper part of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – stem and leaf with leaf stipules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli , 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – stem and leaf with leaf stipules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melica ciliata – lower part of plant with plant base. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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