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Muhlenbergia Schreber. Subfamily: Chloridoideae. Tribe: Cynodonteae. Subtribe: Muhlenbergiinae. clade: "PACMAD". Common name: Muhly.

Key to Muhlenbergia

A genus of about 176 species, perennials and annuals, of North America south to Andean South America, and e. and se. Asia. Muhlenbergia is a large and diverse genus, recently reclassified by Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010b); the subgenera used here follow that classification.

References: Columbus & Smith (2010); Gustafson & Peterson (2007); Morden & Hatch (1989); Peterson (2003b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); Peterson et al. (2018); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010b); Pohl (1969); Reeder (2003b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); Snow (2003b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Muhlenbergia frondosa | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Muhlenbergia schreberi | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Muhlenbergia sobolifera | Original Image ⭷

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