Family: Poaceae
leafy satin grass, Mexican muhly, wire-stem muhly
[Cinna lateriflora (Michx.) Kunth, more...]
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Emmet J. Judziewicz
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Muhlenbergia: after Gotthilf Heinrich E. Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, educated in Halle, Germany, after returning to US., devoted his leisure hours to the study of the natural sciences, botany in particular.
Plants: perennial grass
Plants: perennial grass
Upland hardwood forests, coniferous woods, and floodplain forests; marshes, wet meadows, lakeshores, along streams, cliffs, dune swales and cobble shores, mesic prairies, open swamps, sedge meadows, fens, rock outcrops and cliffs, fields, dumps, along roadsides and railroads. This is our most widespread and variable member of the genus, found across the entire state.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 3, Wetland Indicator = FACW USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Robert W. Freckmann
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Emmet J. Judziewicz
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