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Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muhlenbergia andina, known by the common name foxtail muhly, is a species of grass.
Muhlenbergia andina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Muhlenbergia |
Species: | M. andina |
Binomial name | |
Muhlenbergia andina | |
Synonyms | |
Muhlenbergia comata |
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Texas. It grows in moist habitat such as meadows, marshes, and riparian riverbanks.
Muhlenbergia andina is a rhizomatous perennial grass growing 25 to 85 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a narrow, dense cluster of appressed, upright branches bearing small, silky-haired spikelets.
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