About Melica torreyana Scribn.
Melica torreyana Scribn. is a perennial bunchgrass that forms dense clumps of stems reaching up to one meter (three feet) in length. Its inflorescence is a narrow panicle made up of small spikelets, each of which is under one centimeter long. This species is endemic to California, and grows in chaparral, grassland, and other hillside and mountain habitats in the northern and central parts of the state.