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Melica geyeri
Geyer's oniongrass is a rhizomatous perennial wild grass from western North America, known for swollen onion-like corms at the stem base. It is grown mainly for native and naturalistic plantings, and succeeds best in well-drained soil in cool, open or lightly shaded sites.
Melica geyeri is a species of grass known by the common name Geyer's oniongrass.
Melica geyeri is native to the western United States, where it is found in Oregon and California, including the Sierra Nevada. It grows in many types of habitat, including mountain forests and open hillsides.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica geyeri 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.
