Family: Poaceae
creeping muhly, rock muhly, rock satin grass
[Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. setigera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.]
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
A very rare grass of oak forests on cliffs and bluffs. Represented by only a few collections, made from widely scattered counties within the state.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps
