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Melica ciliata, the hairy melic or silky spike melic, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia. It has been introduced to South Australia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Melica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-8
- Mature Height
- 76 cm
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White, Cream
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Ciliate melic en Hairy melic en Silky-spike melic en Hairy melicgrass en Ciliated melick en Silky-spike melick grass en Ciliated medick en Hairy melick en Ciliate Melick ar ملیکای مژه دار،
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