ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Melica ciliata

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Melica
Species: Melica ciliata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melica ciliata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

103 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 3

Arundo ciliataName author: (L.) Clairv.
Beckeria ciliataName author: Bernh.
Beckeria ciliataName author: (L.) Bernh. ex B.D.Jacks.
Beckeria ciliataName author: Bernh. ex Rchb.
Beckeria montanaName author: Bernh.
Claudia ciliataName author: (L.) Opiz
Dalucum ciliatumName author: (L.) Bubani
Lasiagrostis variegataName author: G.Mey.
Melica balansaeName author: Boiss. & Balansa
Melica bauhiniName author: Ten.
Melica bossieriName author: Reut. ex Boiss.
Melica caespitosaName author: Schur
Melica cappadocicaName author: Boiss.
Melica ceretanaName author: Sennen
Melica ciliata f. aequiglumisName author: (Papp) Papp & Beldie
Melica ciliata f. flavescensName author: (Schur) Papp & Beldie
Melica ciliata f. hirtellaName author: W.Hempel
Melica ciliata f. latifoliaName author: Papp
Melica ciliata f. majorName author: (Ball) W.Hempel
Melica ciliata f. majorName author: Papp
Melica ciliata f. micranthaName author: W.Hempel
Melica ciliata f. nebrodensisName author: (Parl.) W.Hempel
Melica ciliata f. pappiiName author: Soó
Melica ciliata f. pillataName author: Papp
Melica ciliata f. planifoliaName author: Papp
Melica ciliata f. puberulaName author: W.Hempel
Melica ciliata f. simplexName author: Papp
Melica ciliata f. villiculmisName author: (Bornm.) W.Hempel
Melica ciliata f. violaceaName author: (Papp) Papp & Beldie
Melica ciliata f. vulgarisName author: W.Hempel
Melica ciliata subf. planifoliaName author: Papp
Melica ciliata subf. subplanifoliaName author: Soó
Melica ciliata subsp. glaucaName author: (F.W.Schultz) Rouy
Melica ciliata subsp. glaucaName author: (F.W.Schultz) K.Richt.
Melica ciliata subsp. glaucaName author: (F.W.Schultz) Nyman
Melica ciliata subsp. magnoliiName author: (Gren. & Godr.) Husn.
Melica ciliata subsp. magnoliiName author: (Gren.) K.Richt.
Melica ciliata subsp. micranthaName author: (Boiss. & Hohen.) Soják
Melica ciliata subsp. monticolaName author: (Prokudin) Tzvelev
Melica ciliata subsp. nebrodensisName author: (Parl.) Husn.
Melica ciliata subsp. tauricaName author: (K.Koch) Tzvelev
Melica ciliata subvar. villiculmisName author: Bornm.
Melica ciliata var. aequiglumisName author: Papp
Melica ciliata var. arenicolaName author: Kirschl.
Melica ciliata var. bifloraName author: Rion
Melica ciliata var. bourgaeiName author: Griseb. ex Pantoc
Melica ciliata var. brachyanthaName author: Hack. ex Trab.
Melica ciliata var. elataName author: Trab.
Melica ciliata var. flaveolaName author: W.Hempel
Melica ciliata var. flavescensName author: Schur

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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