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.