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Melica argentata is a species of grass endemic to Chile (Coquimbo and O'Higgins).
Melica argentata can be found growing on slopes and in valleys of the Andes at an elevation between 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft). It grows with other species including Lithraea caustica, Quillaja saponaria, Colliguaja odorifera, Trevoa trinervis, Schinus polygamus, Acacia caven, Proustia pungens, Muehlenbeckia hastulata and Melica longiflora. The flowering time is from August to September.
Siberian melicgrass · Melica amethystina · Melica animarum · Melica argyrea · Bearded melicgrass · Melica arzivencoi · Melica bocquetii · Melica bonariensis · Melica brasiliana · Melica brevicoronata · Oniongrass · California melicgrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica argentata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
