Melica minuta

The Mediterranean - Melick ( Melica minuta ) is a species in the genus Perlgräser ( Melica ) and belongs to the family of grasses.

Description

The Mediterranean - Melick forms loose grass, his stalks are 10 to 100 cm tall and are slender and smooth. The leaves are rolled 1-4 mm wide, but expanded to 8 mm; the leaf sheaths are hairless. The ligule is up to 5 mm long and trimmed or slashed. The panicle is loose, 4-10 cm long and has often protruding branches. The spikelets are 5-9 mm long, occasionally nodding and have two fertile flowers. The glumes are ovate - lanceolate, but unequal in size and often brown - violet; the lower glume is membranous in the upper half. The lemmas of the fertile flowers are nine-to elfnervig.

The chromosome number is 2n = 18 or 36 The Mediterranean Melick blooms from April to July.

Occurrence

The Mediterranean - Melick is a type of the Mediterranean region; it is found in southern Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. It grows in rock crevices, rock corridors and sparse forests.

Etymology

The word " minuta " is Latin and means " small".