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Poaceae — Grass Family

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Melica ciliata L.

Melica ciliata L. is a tufted deciduous perennial grass with a defined botanical morphology.

Melica imperfecta Trin.

Melica imperfecta Trin. is a perennial bunchgrass cultivated as an ornamental for drought-tolerant and native plant gardens.

Melica mutica Walter

Melica mutica Walter is a perennial caespitose grass described with detailed measurements of all its morphological structures.

Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper

Melica nitens is a perennial North American grass with varying conservation status and occasional use as forage.

Melica nutans L.

Melica nutans L. is a grass species with creeping rhizomes that grows in shady hillside habitats at 100–2300 m elevation.

Melica transsilvanica Schur

Melica transsilvanica Schur is a perennial grass species found across parts of Eurasia in dry open habitats.

Melica uniflora Retz.

Melica uniflora Retz. is a grass species found across Eurasia and North Africa, with a cultivated form holding an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.

Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass) is a fragrant perennial African grass with vine-like climbing growth and variable blooming periods.

Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

Melinis repens is a southern African grass, often a noxious weed elsewhere, that holds cultural significance for the Mursi of Ethiopia.

Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R.Br.

Microlaena stipoides is a perennial Australian grass used for pasture, turf, and emerging as an edible perennial grain crop.

Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A.Camus

Microstegium vimineum, also called Japanese stiltgrass, is an Asian grass that is invasive in parts of North America, with both positive and negative ecological effects.

Milium effusum L.

Milium effusum is a flowering grass species native to Holarctic damp forests, with a popular ornamental cultivar.

Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch.

Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus) is an erect grass native to temperate Northeast Asia.

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson

Miscanthus sinensis is an ornamental perennial grass cultivated for bioenergy use, invasive in parts of North America.

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

Molinia caerulea (purple moor grass) is a perennial grass that spreads invasively in UK uplands and has garden cultivars.

Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

Muhlenbergia capillaris is a clumping perennial warm-season grass native to eastern North America, known for its pink fall inflorescences.

Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

Muhlenbergia glomerata is a North American C4 grass that grows in cool, moist habitats across the continent.

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Hitchc.

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, or big/blue/Lindheimer's muhly, is a perennial bunch grass native to North America grown as an ornamental.

Muhlenbergia microsperma (DC.) Kunth

Muhlenbergia microsperma is a tufted grass native to the Americas that grows in many open and disturbed habitats.

Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn.

Muhlenbergia porteri is a native North American perennial bunchgrass that grows in rocky, shrubby southwestern desert habitats.

Muhlenbergia reverchonii Vasey & Scribn.

Muhlenbergia reverchonii, or seep muhly, is a perennial ornamental grass native to the south-central United States.

Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

Muhlenbergia rigens, or deergrass, is a C4 native grass with multiple ecological, cultivation, and traditional human uses.

Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F.Gmel.

Muhlenbergia schreberi (nimblewill) is a wind-pollinated grass native to parts of the US midwest, eaten by many animals.

Munroa squarrosa (Nutt.) Torr.

Munroa squarrosa is a small annual bunchgrass that forms a tangled mat, with spiky leaves and short inflorescences holding hairy spikelets.

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