PLANTS Profile for Muhlenbergia expansa (cutover muhly)

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PLANTS Profile

Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.
cutover muhly

Symbol:

MUEX

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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MUCAT: Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc)

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Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.

	AGTR7	Agrostis trichopodes Elliot
	MUCAT	Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. trichopodes (Elliot) Vasey		cutover muhly

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.


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Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia

Classification:
Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) 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 expansa (Poir.) Trin. – cutover muhly

Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW

FACW-

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.

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

Time Generated: 03/04/2009 09:19 PM MST