PLANTS Profile for Muhlenbergia glomerata (spiked muhly)

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PLANTS Profile

Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.
spiked muhly

Symbol:

MUGL3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

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Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

	MUGLC	Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin. var. cinnoides (Link) F.J. Herm.
	MURAC	Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. cinnoides (Link) B. Boivin

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.


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USA (CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia

Classification:
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

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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 glomerata (Willd.) Trin. – spiked muhly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
marsh muhly		Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41918.

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

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

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