Muhlenbergia tenuifolia (Kunth) Trinius. Common name: Slimleaf Muhly. Distribution: East TX, w. to NM, s. through Mexico to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Primarily occurring in Trans-Pecos area of w. TX south and westward; occurring in a few scattered counties in e. and se. TX (e.g. Nueces and Brazos County; see Shaw et al. 2011). Any reports of this species east of the MS river appear to be in error.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, K4, Mex; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Calamagrostis tenuifolia Kunth 1815
Links to other floras: = Muhlenbergia tenuifolia - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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