| Name | Melica diffusa var. nitens Scribner |
| Authorship | Scribner |
| Rank | Variety |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Melica diffusa Pursh |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319301-2 |
| Citation | 1885 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 37: 44 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Melica diffusa var. nitens Scribner |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |