Melica nutans

Flower name
Melica nutans
Scientific name
Melica nutans
Aliasカヤ, mountain melick
Place of originJapan and Eurasia
Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Low mountains
Flowering seasonMay, June, July

What is Melica nutans

Melica nutans or mountain melick (Melica nutans) is a perennial grass in the family Poaceae, native to Japan and Eurasia. It grows wild along roadsides and in mountainous forests from Hokkaido to Kyushu. The grass is 20-50 cm tall with slender erect stems. From late summer to summer, it produces 5 to 15 small ears of flowers in a raceme at the end of the flower stalk. The small ears hang down from a thin stalk. The small ears are white-green, oval-shaped, and composed of four small flowers.

Common name: Melica nutans, scientific name: Melica nutans, English name: mountain melick, Origin: Japan, Eurasia, Environment: Plains, mountains, Height: 20 to 50 cm, Leaf length: 5 to 15 cm. leaf width: 0.3-0.5 cm, leaf shape: linear, leaf color: green, leaf margin: toothed,　Flower inflorescence type: raceme, small flowers: white-green, small ear diameter: 0.6-0.8 cm, small ear shape: oval, inflorescence length: 8-15 cm, flowering season: May - July.