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Muhlenbergia Eriophylla
''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 America, 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'' (Thomas Nuttall, Nutt.) A.S.Hitchcock, Hitchc. – Foxtail muhly - western Canada, western United States * ''Muhlenbergia angustata'' (J.Presl) Kunth - South America * ''Muhlenbergia annua'' (Vasey) Swallen - Chihuahua, Sonora, Chiapas, Durango * ''Muhlenbergi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhlenbergia Rigens
''Muhlenbergia rigens'', commonly known as deergrass, is a warm season perennial bunchgrass. It is found in sandy or well-drained soils below in elevation in the Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. Description Deergrass is characterized by dense, tufted basal foliage consisting of narrow pointed leaves that reach lengths of about . The foliage ranges in color from light silver-green to purple. The spikelike stems are less than half an inch wide and in length. During bloom, the numerous flowered panicles often reach heights of five feet. The spikelets consist of a single awnless floret with a 3-nerved lemma. Distribution The native range of the grass extends north into Shasta County, California, and south into New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. There it inhabits a wide range of ecotypes including grassland, riparian, chaparral, mixed conifer, and oak woodland communities. Deergrass can grow in areas with periodic flooding, but cannot tolerate standing water and poorly dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |