PLANTS Profile for Muhlenbergia sobolifera (rock muhly)

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Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.
rock muhly

Symbol:

MUSO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 185. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

	AGSO	Agrostis sobolifera Muhl. ex Willd.
	MUSOS	Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin. var. setigera Scribn.

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia

Classification:
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

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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 sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin. – rock muhly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
cliff muhly		Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
sprout muhlenbergia		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

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 41941.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 10:45 PM MDT