Muhlenbergia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Eragrostideae |
| Genus: | Muhlenbergia Schreb. |
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Muhlenbergia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It is named in honour of the American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg. There are around 155[1] species. Many 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 Central and South America and southeast Asia.[1] A few are native to Canada.
Selected species
- Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) Hitchc. – Foxtail Muhly
- Muhlenbergia appressa C.O.Goodd. – Devil's Canyon Muhly
- Muhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees & Meyen ex Trin.) Parodi – Scratchgrass
- Muhlenbergia californica Vasey – California Muhly
- Muhlenbergia capillaris – Hairawn Muhly[2]
- Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. – Plains Muhly
- Muhlenbergia dumosa – Bamboo Muhly
- Muhlenbergia emersleyi – Bullgrass
- Muhlenbergia expansa – Cutover Muhly
- Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S.Watson) Rydb. – Pullup Muhly
- Muhlenbergia filipes M.A.Curtis – Gulfhairawn Muhly, Sweetgrass
- Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin. – Marsh Muhly, Spiked Muhly
- Muhlenbergia lindheimeri – Lindheimer muhly, Big Muhly
- Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. – Mexican Muhly
- Muhlenbergia microsperma – Littleseed Muhly
- Muhlenbergia minutissima – Annual Muhly
- Muhlenbergia monandra Alegría & Rúgolo
- Muhlenbergia montana – Mountain Muhly
- Muhlenbergia orophila
- Muhlenbergia palmirensis Grignon & Lægaard
- Muhlenbergia peruviana – Peruvian Muhly
- Muhlenbergia porteri – Bush Muhly
- Muhlenbergia pungens – Sandhill Muhly
- Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – Green Muhly, Marsh Muhly
- Muhlenbergia reverchonii – Seep Muhly
- Muhlenbergia richardsonis – Mat Muhly
- Muhlenbergia rigens – Deergrass
- Muhlenbergia schreberi – Nimblewill
- Muhlenbergia sylvatica (Torr.) Torr. ex A. Gray – Woodland Muhly[3]
- Muhlenbergia torreyana – New Jersey muhly, Torrey's muhly, Torrey's dropseed
- Muhlenbergia utilis – Aparejograss
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "140. Muhlenbergia Schreber ''Flora of China''". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Profile: ''M. capillaris''". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ "Muhlenbergia sylvatica USDA Plants Profile. 25 November 2011". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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