Melica bulbosa
onion grass
As recorded: Melica bella Piper
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hitchcock, A.S.
- Collector number
- 10506
- Date
- July 15, 1913
- Locality
- Truckee; Mt. Lincoln, summit
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melica bulbosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-20.
2026-06-20
Dillon, MT, US
(c) mrpavopeacock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Gunnison County, US-CO, US
(c) Rick Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Hideout, UT 84036, USA
(c) Braydon Lake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Central Okanagan, BC, Canada
(c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-07-31
Juab County, UT, USA
(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-29
White Pine County, NV, USA
(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Melica bulbosa. BISH 125531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125531.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182155 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026