Taxon: Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin.
Family: Poaceae

Collector: Cochrane, Theodore S.   8291   

Date: 1977-08-12

Verbatim Date: 1977-08-12

Locality: United States, Wisconsin, Dodge, Columbus. Balliette property, N side of Hwys 16-60 across from Dodge County Park, 3 miles E of Columbus [Columbia Co.]

43.33042794  -88.95361284 +-285m.

Verbatim Coordinates: T10N R13E sec16 SE4SE4;

Georeference Remarks: Latitude/Longitude was derived from the Township, Range, Section location. This causes an imprecision.

Habitat: Wet prairie, dominated by Calamagrostis canadensis (most abundant), Andropogon gerardii (somewhat less abundant), Spartina pectinata (least abundant of the big grasses), also Poa palustris, Elymus virginicus, Muhlenbergia mexicana. Never grazed nor plowed, but last year dried up in the drought & accidentally burned. Additional field notes for 8276-8293, 8301: Carex tenera, Scirpus atrovirens, Populus tremuloides, Salix discolor, Thalictrum dasycarpum, Geum laciniatum, Spiraea alba, Pycnanthemum virginicum, Veronicastrum virginicum, Echinocystis lobata, Campanula aparinoides ssp. grandiflora, Artemisia serrata (NE-most natural station for the species), Aster simplex, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Helianthus giganteus, and Solidago giganteus. Anthers 0.3 mm long; broader lf. blades 2.2-3.1 mm wide; ligules 0.7-1 mm long.

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Record Id: 9ea59986-9c06-47b4-b433-a01b66a3f6b7

Occurrence ID (GUID): 187622c6-5acc-4a61-8ff5-8ef518ca3986

For additional information on this occurrence, please contact: Mary Ann Feist (mfeist@wisc.edu)