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Wood melick
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the flowers.
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Melica unifloraPryd i'w gweld
January to DecemberSpecies information
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The delicate, nodding heads of Wood melick can be seen from May to July in shady banks and woodlands, often on chalk soils and under Common Beech trees. It merrily grows alongside other wild plants that indicate the ancient age of a woodland, such as Bluebells and Ramsons. All these plants provide vital food and shelter for various woodland creatures.Sut i'w hadnabod
Wood melick has bright green, drooping leaves that grow in dense patches, and thin stems with loose flower heads. The flower heads are not particularly branched and have open, brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the flowers.Dosbarthiad
Mainly found in England and Wales, scarce elsewhere.Roeddech chi yn gwybod?
Certain plants, such as Wood melick, are used as indicators of how old a woodland is, although these plants may differ from region to region, simply because habitats, soils and conditions change the flora present.
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