Muhlenbergia cenchroides
Relaxgrass
Also known as: Aegopogon breviglumis (Scribn.) Nash +16 more
- Aegopogon breviglumis (Scribn.) Nash
- Aegopogon cenchroides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Aegopogon cenchroides var. abortivus E.Fourn.
- Aegopogon cenchroides var. breviglumis (Scribn.) Beetle
- Aegopogon cenchroides var. cenchroides
- Aegopogon cenchroides var. geminiflorus (Kunth) Griseb.
- Aegopogon cenchroides var. multisetus (Steud.) E.Fourn.
- Aegopogon cenchroides var. trisetus (Lag.) E.Fourn.
- Aegopogon geminiflorus Kunth
- Aegopogon geminiflorus var. breviglumis Scribn.
- Aegopogon guatemalensis Gand.
- Aegopogon multisetus Steud.
- Aegopogon pusillus Spreng.
- Aegopogon quinquesetus Roem. & Schult.
- Aegopogon setifer Nees
- Aegopogon submuticus Rupr.
- Aegopogon submuticus Rupr. ex Trin.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Muhlenbergia cenchroides (commonly known as Relaxgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
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)
California, New Guinea