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).
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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