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Muhlenbergia

not marked as a favorite taxon Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey ex Hooker) Rydberg. Common name: Plains Muhly. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Dolomite and limestone palisade cliffs, other dry rocky slopes. Distribution: MI, MN, MB, SK, and AB, south to nw. AR, OK, and NM; scattered eastward as disjuncts in TN, KY, OH, IN, PA, and VA. The VA occurrences are on dolomite and limestone palisade cliffs along the Clinch, New, Roanoke, and Shenandoah rivers.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA25, G, HC, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, Pa, Tn, Va. Basionym: Vilfa cuspidata Torr. ex Hook. 1840

Links to other floras: = Muhlenbergia cuspidata - FNA25

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Muhlenbergia cuspidata© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Muhlenbergia cuspidata© Nathan Aaron | Original Image ⭷
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