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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Muhlenbergia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mute_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_mute_002_lvd
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
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
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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