PLANTS Profile for Muhlenbergia rigens (deergrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.
deergrass

Symbol:

MURI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

	EPRI3	Epicampes rigens Benth.
	MUMA3	Muhlenbergia marshii I.M. Johnst.
	MUMU2	Muhlenbergia mundula I.M. Johnst.

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.


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USA (AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX)

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia

Classification:
Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Muhlenbergia Schreb. – muhly
Species	Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc. – deergrass

Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

FACU*

UPL

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503883.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 03:05 AM MDT