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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-007:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Muhlenbergia mexicana
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Wirestem Muhly, Mexican Muhly
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mume2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_mume2_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_mume2_004_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-007:
Muhlenbergia mexicana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Muhlenbergia mexicana
953
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Habitat: mafic and calcareous fens, seeps, dry rocky woodlands, barrens, outcrops, and disturbed areas, usually over mafic or calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
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