Melica nutans, known as mountain melick, is a grass species in the family Poaceae, native to European and Asian forests.[1]
The grass has slender creeping rhizomes. The culms are 25cm-970cmcm (10inches-380inchescm) tall.[1] It inflorescence is comprised out of 5–15 fertile spikelets, which are both oblong and compressed, with the length of 6-. They are comprise out of 2-3 fertile florets that are diminished at the apex. The florets are 5– long and are elliptic. Flowers have 3 anthers which are 1.5– in length. Glumes are thinner than fertile lemma with the lower one being of 4– which is one length of upper one.[2]
It is found at 100m-2300mm (300feet-7,500feetm) of elevation, in shady and hillside habitats.[1]