PLANTS Profile for Muhlenbergia spiciformis (longawn muhly)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.
longawn muhly

Symbol:

MUSP4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file.

Line Drawing of Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.

Muhlenbergia parviglumis

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.

See all the Muhlenbergia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.

MUPA

Muhlenbergia parviglumis Vasey

longawn muhly

Distribution:
Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Muhlenbergia

Classification:
Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 spiciformis Trin. – longawn muhly

More Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia spiciformis Trin.

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

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 07:32 AM CDT