Muhlenbergia porteri
| Muhlenbergia porteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Muhlenbergia |
| Species: | M. porteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. ex Beal
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Muhlenbergia porteri is a species of grass known by the common names bush muhly and Porter's muhly.
Distribution[]
The bunchgrass is native to North America, where it can be found throughout the south-western United States, Great Basin, California deserts, and northern Mexico, including on the Baja California Peninsula, northern Mexican Plateau, and Chihuahuan Desert.[1][2]
It grows at elevations of 610–1,680 metres (2,000–5,510 ft), in rocky and shrubby habitats including shadscale scrub and Joshua Tree woodlands.
Description[]
Muhlenbergia porteri is a perennial bunchgrass producing wiry, knotted stems up to about 80 centimeters tall.[3] The inflorescence is an open array of spreading, thread-thin branches bearing small, awned spikelets.[3] The bloom period is May and June.[3]
The species was named for Thomas Conrad Porter.[4]
References[]
- ^ GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy of Muhlenbergia porteri
- ^ US Forest Service Fire Ecology: Muhlenbergia porteri
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jepson Manual (TJM2): Muhlenbergia porteri
- ^ Ewan, Joseph (1950). Rocky Mountain Naturalists. University of Denver Press. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links[]
- Calflora Database: Muhlenbergia porteri (Bush muhly, Porter's muhly)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Muhlenbergia porteri
- USDA Plants Profile; Muhlenbergia porteri (bush muhly)
- Grass Manual Treatment of Muhlenbergia porteri
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Muhlenbergia porteri
- Muhlenbergia
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Native grasses of California
- Native grasses of Oklahoma
- Native grasses of Texas
- Natural history of the Colorado Desert
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Mexican Plateau
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Chloridoideae stubs