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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Muhlenbergia mexicana
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. filiformis
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-007:
Muhlenbergia mexicana FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Muhlenbergia mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Muhlenbergia foliosa
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Wirestem Muhly, Mexican Muhly
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mume2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_mume2_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_mume2_004_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Muhlenbergia mexicana
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. filiformis
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-007:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Muhlenbergia mexicana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Muhlenbergia foliosa
953
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: mafic and calcareous fens, seeps, dry rocky woodlands, barrens, outcrops, and disturbed areas, usually over mafic or calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
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