Melica tangutorum, is a species of grass found in China (Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan) and Mongolia.

The spikelets themselves are made out of 2–3 fertile florets are oblong and are 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in) long.

Both the lower and upper glumes are elliptic, keelless, membranous, and have acute apexes.

They have 3 anthers which are 0.7–1 millimetre (0.028–0.039 in) long which have fruits that are caryopses and have an additional pericarp with linear hilum.

[3] It is found on rocky mountain slopes, and gravel river banks on elevation of 1,500–3,200 metres (4,900–10,500 ft).