ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Melica ciliata

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

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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 2 of 3

Melica ciliata var. glabrataCelak.
Melica ciliata var. graecaW.Hempel
Melica ciliata var. intermediaRouy
Melica ciliata var. latifoliaPapp
Melica ciliata var. laxiflora(Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Papp
Melica ciliata var. linnaeiHack.
Melica ciliata var. macrostachyaLecoq & Lamotte
Melica ciliata var. majorBall
Melica ciliata var. micrantha(Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss.
Melica ciliata var. nebrodensis(Parl.) Coss. & Durieu
Melica ciliata var. pallidaLindem.
Melica ciliata var. parlatoreiPapp
Melica ciliata var. rupestrisTrab.
Melica ciliata var. taurica(K.Koch) Griseb.
Melica ciliata var. tomentellaBoiss.
Melica ciliata var. unifloraRion
Melica ciliata var. variaGriseb.
Melica ciliata var. violaceaPapp
Melica ciliata var. vulgarisCoss. & Durieu
Melica colorataDulac
Melica creticaBoiss. & Heldr.
Melica cretica f. laxifloraW.Hempel
Melica cretica f. villigera(Bornm.) W.Hempel
Melica cretica subsp. brachyantha(Hack.) W.Hempel
Melica cretica subsp. greuteriW.Hempel
Melica cretica subsp. laxifloraW.Hempel
Melica cretica subsp. monticola(Prokudin) W.Hempel
Melica cretica var. balansae(Boiss. & Balansa) W.Hempel
Melica cretica var. laconiaeW.Hempel
Melica cretica var. majorW.Hempel
Melica cristataTrin.
Melica flavescens(Schur) Simonk.
Melica glaucaF.W.Schultz
Melica laxifloraBoiss. & C.I.Blanche
Melica linnaeiHack. ex Papp
Melica lutescensLojac.
Melica magnoliiGodr. & Gren.
Melica micranthaBoiss. & Hohen.
Melica monticolaProkudin
Melica nebrodensisParl.
Melica nebrodensis var. magnolii(Gren. & Godr.) Asch. & Graebn.
Melica nebrodensis var. parlatoreiAsch. & Graebn.
Melica nebrodensis var. villigeraBornm.
Melica provincialisClarion ex Steud.
Melica pubescensDesv.
Melica simulansKlokov
Melica tauricaK.Koch
Melica taurica subsp. monticola(Prokudin) Prokudin
Melica taurica subsp. monticolaProk.
Melica tineiLojac.

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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