Muhlenbergia pungens

Taxonomy and growth

Family

Gramineae

Genus

Muhlenbergia

Life cycle

perennial

Height

0.4 m

Flower type

hermaphrodite

Environment

Range

South-western N. America - Nebraska to Utah, south to Texas and Arizona.

Habitat

Prairies^[1].

Light

full sun

Shade tolerance

light shade

Water

moderate

Soil textures

sandy, loamy, clay

Soil pH

acid, neutral, alkaline

Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil

No

Drought

intolerant

Cultivation

This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.

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Related plants

• Achnatherum hymenoidesIndian Millet
• Aegilops speltoides
• Aegilops triuncialis
• Agropyron elongatumTall Wheatgrass

References

1. Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Dover Publications. New York. 1970-00-00 ISBN 0-486-22642-5

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