Autumn Snowflake vs mountain melick

Acis autumnalis compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	mountain melick
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acis	Melica
Species	Acis autumnalis	Melica nutans

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and mountain melick share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

View Class: Liliopsida

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.