WILD FLOWERS OF CALI FORNIA 151 



2030. Harford's melic- Melica Harfordii 



grass 



A Pacific sp. from British Columbia to Monterey County. 



2031. Melica inflata 

 Only found in California, Shasta County. 



2032. Small flowered Melica imperfecta and vars. 



Melic-grass 

 San Francisco southward; Marin County, and Berkeley. Dry open woods; 

 often good forage. 



2033. Showy onion-grass Melica spectabilis 



Washington to California, a stoloniferous grass of damp grassy meadows 

 in the mountains. May, July. Good forage value. 



2034. Few flowered melic- Melica stricta 



grass 

 In the mountains of Sierra Nevada. April-July, growing in dry open 

 sandy slopes, or among rocks, at high elevations. A good forage grass, but 



scattered. 



2035. Alaskan onion- Melica subulata 



grass 

 Along the Pacific Coast, Alaska to California. Lemmas prominently, 

 7 nerved — exceeding the glume. 



2036. Melica Torreyana 



Culms loose from a decumbent base, thickets and banks at low altitude, 

 central California, Mendocino County, Butte County, etc. 



2037. Pleuropogon Californicus 



A weak annual, 1 to 3 feet high, with short blades, and long obtuse spike- 

 lets. Wet meadows and marshy ground. Mendocino County, south to San 

 Francisco Bay region, West Berkeley. 



2038. Pleuropogon refractus 



A perennial similar to above found in northern part of state. Spikelets 

 reflexed, lemmas long awned. 



2039. Salt grass Distichlis spicata 



Common in salt marshes and alkaline soil, along coast and in interior 

 deserts. Good feed for horses and cattle. 



2040. Quaking grass Briza minor 



A native of Europe, rather common, Central California, north to British 

 Columbia. Waste places. 



2041. Briza maxima 



2042. Briza media 

 Introduced from Europe, not abundant. 



2043. Orchard grass Dactylis glomerata 



A native of Europe, commonly cultivated in United States as a meadow 

 grass. A fine forage grass relished by all classes of stock. It makes a good 

 hay and withstands grazing well. 



2044. Golden-top Lamarckia aurea (syn. Achyrodes aureum) 



A native of the Mediterranean region, naturalized in southern California, 

 also found in Santa Clara County. 



