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      - Order - Grasses/Sedges - Cyperales
        
        Family - Grasses - Poaceae
        
        Species - Alkali Muhly - Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Alkali Muhly - Muhlenbergia asperifolia

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 7

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General Description

Perennial with slender rhizomes. Stems 10–50 cm tall, spreading to erect and sometimes aggregated into patches. Leaves: blades 1–3 mm wide; ligule about 1 mm long. Inflorescence an open panicle 5–20 cm long. Spikelets 1–2 mm long. Lemmas usually 1, rarely 2, per spikelet, awn-tipped, callus hairs very short to lacking (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

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Range Comments

Throughout most of southern Canada and the U.S. except in the southeast (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 52

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Recency

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Habitat

Damp and often alkaline soils along streams and low areas in pastures (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Alkali Muhly — Muhlenbergia asperifolia. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on October 7, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMPOA48070