Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Muhlenbergia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Muhlenbergia capillaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia capillaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Muhlenbergia capillaris var. capillaris
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-002:
Muhlenbergia capillaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Muhlenbergia capillaris var. capillaris
COMMON NAME:
Pink Muhlygrass, Upland Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_muca2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_muca2_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0310c_20
October Greenville County SC
SC Native Plant Society Plant Sale
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JK Marlow jkm0310c_22
October Greenville County SC
SC Native Plant Society Plant Sale
Panicle purple, oblong, diffuse, 1/3-1/2 the height of the culm, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_capillaris_71545
October Miami-Dade County FL
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JK Marlow jkm061112_072
November Union County SC
A field of pink mist for about 10 days every autumn, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South.
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JK Marlow jkm101120_279
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm101120_282
November Greenville County SC
Spikelets one-flowered, awns 3-12mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm111113_401
November Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Leaves 16" long, narrow, rolled lengthwise into an upright wiry leaf, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South.