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Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.
mat muhly

       
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Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

  MUSQ2 Muhlenbergia squarrosa (Trin.) Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia
 

Classification:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

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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 richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. – mat muhly
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

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:
soft-leaf muhly              Threatened
Michigan:
mat muhly              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

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 FAC+ FAC FAC NO FACU* FACU* FAC+ FAC NO NO NO

Muhlenbergia squarrosa:

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-,FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NI FACU- NI FACU* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41938.

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

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).

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

 

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Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

 
 
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