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Muhlenbergia

not marked as a favorite taxon Muhlenbergia phleoides (Kunth) Columbus. Common name: Common Wolf's-tail. Habitat: Grasslands and scrub.

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Subgenus: Bealia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Formerly placed in Lycurus (Reeder 1985). Although Lycurus and Schaffnerella form a strongly supported clade (Columbus and Peterson 2008), the recognition of other previously recognized segregate genera (e.g., Schedonnardus paniculatus = Muhlenbergia paniculata) render the remainder of the genus Muhlenbergia paraphyletic. Revised subgenus classification follows Peterson et al. (2023).

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Mex, POWO; = Lycurus phleoides Kunth — FNA25, NS, Tx. Basionym: Lycurus phleoides Kunth 1816

Links to other floras: = Lycurus phleoides - FNA25

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Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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