PLANTS Profile for Muhlenbergia capillaris (hairawn muhly)

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PLANTS Profile

Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.
hairawn muhly

Symbol:

MUCA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

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Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

MUCAC

Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. capillaris

hairawn muhly

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia

Classification:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) 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 capillaris (Lam.) Trin. – hairawn muhly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) 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.

Connecticut:
long-awn hairgrass		Endangered
Indiana:
long-awn hairgrass		Endangered
Maryland:
long-awned hairgrass		Endangered
New Jersey:
long-awn smoke grass		Endangered
Ohio:
hairgrass		Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
short muhly		Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

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+

FACU-

FACU

FACU-

FACU

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 41902.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 04:16 AM MDT