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Muhlenbergia Frondosa
''Muhlenbergia frondosa'' is a species of plants in the genus ''Muhlenbergia'' and a member of the grass family. Its common name is ''common satin grass'' or ''wirestem muhly''. It is informally grouped with other satin grasses, which are other species in Muhlenbergia. It is a warm-season C4 carbon fixation, C4-photosynthetic grass. Taxonomy ''Muhlenbergia frondosa'' is a member of the genus ''Muhlenbergia''. It is a flowering plant, monocot, and a member of the grass family Poaceae. The genus ''Muhlenbergia'' was named after the German-educated Lutheran minister and botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, who classified and named 150 species of plants in his 1785 work ''Index Flora Lancastriensis''. Synonyms of ''M. frondosa'' include ''Agrostis frondosa'' Poir. and ''Muhlenbergia commutata'' (Scribn.) Bush. Description This is a Perennial plant, perennial grass growing about , forming short, lateral branches along the central Culm (botany), culm. It usually sprawls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhlenbergia
''Muhlenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus is named in honor of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest number are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, but there are also native species in Canada, Central and South America and in Asia. Species Species in the genus include: * ''Muhlenbergia aguascalientensis'' Y.Herrera & De la Cerda - Aguascalientes * ''Muhlenbergia alamosae'' Vasey - Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Zacatecas * '' Muhlenbergia andina'' (Nutt.) Hitchc. – Foxtail muhly - western Canada, western United States * ''Muhlenbergia angustata'' (J.Presl) Kunth - South America * ''Muhlenbergia annua'' (Vasey) Swallen - Chihuahua, Sonora, Chiapas, Durango * ''Muhlenbergia appressa'' C.O.Goodd. – Devil's Canyon muhl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |