Pronunciation: MEL-i-ka im-per-FEK-ta
Common name: Coast range melic
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Coastal sage scrub, chaparral, southern oak
woodland, yellow pine forest, dry open slopes below
6500', occasional on desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Melica
2) imperfecta