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Muhlenbergia

not marked as a favorite taxon Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michaux) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg. Common name: Marsh Muhly. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Bottomland forests, streambanks, mesic to dry-mesic forests. Distribution: ON west to BC, south to IN, s. IL, s. MO, e. OK, TX, NM, AZ, and n. Mexico (COA, NLE, TAM).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA25, G, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo1, NE, S13, Tx; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Agrostis racemosa Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Muhlenbergia racemosa - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 0

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