Melica transsilvanicaSchur

WFO wfo-0000879469 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. a Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-05 / obs. 203606622
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. b Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202297243
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. c Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201664219
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Gabriel Mayrhofer
fig. d Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 152538647
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Zoltán Stekkelpak
fig. e Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0 1.0 / obs. 143915644
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. f Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 137608436
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. g Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 136816159
Melica transsilvanica, photographed by Zoltán Stekkelpak
fig. h Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0 1.0 / obs. 136036288

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Native range 35 botanical countries

Regions where Melica transsilvanica is native: Altay, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine AltayEast Aegean Is.IranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskMongoliaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangAlbaniaAustriaBulgariaCentral European RussiaCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSouth European RussiaSwitzerlandUkraine
Native distribution of Melica transsilvanica, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 21 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Melica altissima var. transsilvanica (Schur) Schur
  • Melica caricina d'Urv.
  • Melica ciliata f. glabrata (Čelak.) Papp & Beldie
  • Melica ciliata subsp. klokovii (Tzvelev) B.Bock
  • Melica ciliata subsp. transsilvanica (Schur) Celak.
  • Melica ciliata var. glabrata Čelak.
  • Melica ciliata var. lobata (Schur) Papp & Beldie
  • Melica ciliata var. transsilvanica (Schur) Hack.
  • Melica ciliata var. typhina (Boreau) Briq.
  • Melica interrupta Schur
  • Melica lobata Schur
  • Melica transsilvanica f. bornmuelleri W.Hempel
  • Melica transsilvanica f. glabrata (Čelak.) W.Hempel
  • Melica transsilvanica f. glabrescens W.Hempel
  • Melica transsilvanica f. mazenderanica (W.Hempel) W.Hempel
  • Melica transsilvanica f. pilosa W.Hempel
  • Melica transsilvanica subsp. klokovii Tzvelev
  • Melica transsilvanica var. mazenderanica W.Hempel
  • Melica transsilvanica var. phonolitica Podp.
  • Melica transsilvanica var. typhina (Boreau) W.Hempel
  • Melica typhina Boreau

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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