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Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
marsh muhly

       
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Photo of Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

  AGRA Agrostis racemosa Michx.
 

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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USA (AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia
 

Classification:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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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 racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – marsh muhly
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

green muhly
marsh muhly

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FAC NO FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACU FACW FACW NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41935.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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