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Melica (spectabilis)

Steve Parr
Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center
P.O. Box 448, 5538 - RBC 4
Meeker, Colorado 81641
(970) 878-5003
(970) 878-5004 (fax)
plant@cmn.net
http://www.coloradoplantcenter.org/

Family Scientific Name: Gramineae
Scientific Name: Melica spectabilis Scribn.
Common Name: Oniongrass or Melic grass
Species Code: MESP
Ecotype: Sequoia Canyon National Park, California
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Collection: Collected in Sequoia Canyon National Park, California.
Propagule Processing: Seed Processing: Air screen cleaner.
Seeds/lb.: 556,000.
Germination: 74%.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Propagation environment: Seed field established from tublings grown in greenhouse.

Seed Propagation Method: Not successful in direct seeding.
Hardening Phase: N/A.
Length of Hardening Phase: N/A.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Harvest Date: July.

Storage Conditions: Cool and dry.

Citation:

Noller, Gary L.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Melica spectabilis Scribn. plants Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center Meeker, Colorado. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.