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Melica uniflora Retz.

wood melick (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Melica uniflora is an understorey grass of shady woodlands.

Kennington (VC22: Berkshire); 2008-04-28

 wood melick / Melica uniflora: _Melica uniflora_ is an understorey grass of shady woodlands.

Each spikelet of Melica uniflora has only one fertile flower.

Kennington (VC22: Berkshire); 2008-04-28

 wood melick / Melica uniflora: Each spikelet of _Melica uniflora_ has only one fertile flower.

The leaf sheaths of Melica uniflora have a pointed ‘bristle’ on the side opposite the ligule, which is lacking in other grasses, including Melica nutans.

Kennington (VC22: Berkshire); 2014-04-24

 wood melick / Melica uniflora: The leaf sheaths of _Melica uniflora_ have a pointed ‘bristle’ on the side opposite the ligule, which is lacking in other grasses, including _Melica nutans_.

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