Muhlenbergia mexicana
Mexican Muhly, Mexican Satingrass
Other regional names: Wirestem Muhly
- Wirestem Muhly
Also known as: Agrostis filiformis Muhl., 1817 +12 more
- Agrostis filiformis Muhl., 1817
- Agrostis gymnostyla (Nees) Steud.
- Agrostis lateriflora Michx.
- Agrostis lateriflora var. filiformis Torr.
- Agrostis ramosissima Sinclair
- Cinna lateriflora (Michx.) Kunth
- Cinna mexicana (L.) P.Beauv.
- Lepyroxis canadensis P.Beauv. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Lepyroxis canadensis P.Beauv. ex E.Fourn.
- Muhlenbergia ambigua Torr.
- Muhlenbergia ambigua var. ambigua
- Muhlenbergia ambigua var. filiformis (Torr.) Farw.
- Muhlenbergia foliosa (Roem. & Schult.) Trin.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Muhlenbergia mexicana (commonly known as Mexican Muhly or Mexican satingrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hawaii, Italy, Myanmar, Sweden, West Himalaya