Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper

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Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt.
Poaceae
Det. S.R.Hill 10/1999
ILLINOIS. BROWN County: East side of Little Missouri
Creek, ca. 5 mi N of Mt. Sterling, N of Rd. 1500N.
T1N, R4W, NW/4, section 13; barrens and mesic slopes.
Sandstone outcrops and bluffs, rocky talus, humus.
Locally common colonial grass on humus and moss
carpets. Ridgetop. On sandstone (calcareous?) ledges
and outcrops.
Steven R. Hill 31513
With: W.Stan Tyson
19 May 1999