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Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald
wirestem muhly

       
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Line Drawing of Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald
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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Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

  AGFR2 Agrostis frondosa Poir.
  MUCO5 Muhlenbergia commutata (Scribn.) Bush
 

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia
 

Classification:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

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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 frondosa (Poir.) Fernald – wirestem muhly
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

wirestem 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.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

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
FAC,FACW FAC FAC+ FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

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 41915.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald

Purdue University, Botany Department: no-till abstract & images

Texas A&M: Grass Images

 
 
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