Muhlenbergia
muhlenbergia, muhly
7 species
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Muhlenbergia andina – foxtail muhly
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Shores, seeps, hot springs, and moist meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Shores, seeps, hot springs, and moist meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Muhlenbergia asperifolia – alkali muhly, scratchgrass
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Dry to moist alkaline places.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Dry to moist alkaline places.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Muhlenbergia filiformis – pullup muhly
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Kansas.
Habitat: Moist or wet meadows, shores, seeps, hot springs, and stream banks.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Kansas.
Habitat: Moist or wet meadows, shores, seeps, hot springs, and stream banks.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Muhlenbergia glomerata – spiked muhly
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon to northeastern Washington, Idaho and Nevada, east to the Atlantic.
Habitat: Peaty shores, rocky slopes, and roadsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon to northeastern Washington, Idaho and Nevada, east to the Atlantic.
Habitat: Peaty shores, rocky slopes, and roadsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Muhlenbergia mexicana – wirestem muhly
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Rocky, sandy, or silty riverbanks, shores, moist or mesic slopes, roadsides, ditches, and railroads.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Rocky, sandy, or silty riverbanks, shores, moist or mesic slopes, roadsides, ditches, and railroads.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Muhlenbergia minutissima – annual muhly, least muhly
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Springs, shores, damp or dry rocky slopes, and moist meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Springs, shores, damp or dry rocky slopes, and moist meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Muhlenbergia richardsonis – matted muhly
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Moist to dry lowlands, meadows, mountain prairies and rocky slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Moist to dry lowlands, meadows, mountain prairies and rocky slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
