Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs mountain melick

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	mountain melick
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aegilops	Melica
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Melica nutans

Evolutionary Relationship

Belly-shaped Hard Grass and mountain melick share a common ancestor at the Family level: Poaceae. (Grass Family)

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium