Melica torreyana
# Melica torreyana

Melica torreyana is a species of grass known by the common name Torrey's melicgrass.

## Distribution

It is endemic to California, where it grows in chaparral, grassland, and other hillside and mountain habitats in the northern and central sections of the state.

## Description

Melica torreyana is a perennial bunchgrass with dense clumps of stems up to a meter-3 feet long. The inflorescence is a narrow panicle of small spikelets each under a centimeter long.

