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Melica animarum is a small perennial grass endemic to the Sierra de las Ánimas in Uruguay, growing in dark soils and among stones. It is a wild species with little cultivation history, so care is inferred from its native habitat.
Melica animarum is a species of grass that is endemic to Sierra de las Ánimas in Uruguay.
Melica animarum can be found growing in dark soils and in stones. The flowers bloom only in November.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica animarum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
