Muhlenbergia asperifolia |
Muhlenbergia arsenei |
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or alkali muhly, scratchgrass |
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Habit | Strongly rhizomatous, yellowish-green perennial, the culms solid, glabrous, 1-3 dm. tall. | |
Leaves | Sheaths open; ligules truncate, 0.5-1 mm. long; blades flat, scabrous-margined, 1-2 mm. broad. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence a large, open panicle, often half as long as the total height of the plant; spikelets usually 1-flowered, but occasionally 2-flowered; glumes nearly equal, puberulent on the keel, the first 1-nerved, about 1 mm. long, the second slightly wider; lemmas up to half again as long as the glumes, 3-nerved, minutely awn-tipped; palea slightly longer than the lemma, 2-nerved. |
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Muhlenbergia asperifolia |
Muhlenbergia arsenei |
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Flowering time | June-September | |
Habitat | Dry to moist alkaline places. | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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