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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-005:

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

 

COMMON NAME:
Slender Muhly


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image of Muhlenbergia tenuiflora, Slender Muhly

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_mute_001_lvd

        

image of Muhlenbergia tenuiflora, Slender Muhly

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_mute_002_lvd

        

image of Muhlenbergia tenuiflora, Slender Muhly

Alan S. Weakley    asw_m_tenuiflora

July    Ashe County    NC

Glumes relatively broad, abruptly narrowed to acuminate tip; lemma awn 1-11mm (rarely awnless), per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Muhlenbergia tenuiflora, Slender Muhly

Alan S. Weakley    asw_m_tenuiflora_leaf

July    Ashe County    NC

Ligule obsolete or shorter than the elongate cartilaginous summit of the leaf sheath, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Muhlenbergia tenuiflora, Slender Muhly

JK Marlow    jkm230717_4512

July    Greenville County    SC

Landrum Watershed

This graceful grass grows 1-2.5' tall, rarely to 3 feet, and with a long, slender inflorescence, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-005:
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

 

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957

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests and disturbed areas, up to at least 1400 meters, especially in base-rich soils, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain red
Grain

 

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