Schizachne purpurascens(Torr.) Swallen

false melic

WFO wfo-0000898045 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Alex
fig. a Alex, CC0 1.0 / 2020-08-31 / obs. 92895459
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Reuven Martin
fig. b Reuven Martin, CC0 1.0 / obs. 78827439
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. c Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 76916316
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Reuven Martin
fig. d Reuven Martin, CC0 1.0 / obs. 76199439
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. e Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 55402503
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. f Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 40093071
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Patrick Jackson
fig. g Patrick Jackson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 8080237
Schizachne purpurascens, photographed by Jesse Rorabaugh
fig. h Jesse Rorabaugh, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 1896295

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Native range 68 botanical countries

Regions where Schizachne purpurascens is native: Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya, East European Russia, North European Russia, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon AltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastChitaInner MongoliaIrkutskJapanKamchatkaKazakhstanKhabarovskKrasnoyarskManchuriaMongoliaPrimoryeSakhalinTuvaWest SiberiaYakutiyaEast European RussiaNorth European RussiaAlaskaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaColoradoConnecticutFloridaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLabradorMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMontanaNebraskaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSaskatchewanSouth DakotaUtahVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingYukon KoreaRhode I.
Native distribution of Schizachne purpurascens, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
British Columbia BRC
Colorado COL
Connecticut CNT
Florida FLA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kentucky KTY
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Ohio OHI
Ontario ONT
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kamchatka KAM
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Primorye PRM
Sakhalin SAK
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Yakutiya YAK
East European Russia RUE EUROPE
North European Russia RUN

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

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.

  • Avena callosa Turcz. ex Griseb.
  • Avena striata Michx.
  • Avena striata f. albicans Fernald
  • Avena striata subsp. capillipes Kom.
  • Avena striata var. capillipes Kom.
  • Avena torreyi Nash
  • Bromelica striata (Hitchc.) Farw.
  • Melica callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi
  • Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc.
  • Melica striata Hitchc.
  • Melica striata f. albicans (Fernald) Fernald
  • Schizachne callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi
  • Schizachne fauriei Hack.
  • Schizachne komarovii Roshev.
  • Schizachne purpurascens f. albicans (Fernald) Fernald
  • Schizachne purpurascens f. purpurascens
  • Schizachne purpurascens var. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) B.Boivin
  • Schizachne purpurascens var. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Kitag.
  • Schizachne purpurascens var. pubescens Dore
  • Schizachne striata (Hitchc.) Hultén
  • Trisetum purpurascens Torr.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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