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Muhlenbergia

not marked as a favorite taxon Muhlenbergia paniculata (Nuttall) Columbus. Common name: Tumble Grass. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Dry prairies, salt licks, roadsides. Distribution: Manitoba west to British Columbia, south to w. Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and (?) Mexico. Primarily a species of midwestern prairies and central plains, M. paniculata reaches its furthest eastern extent in Saline County, Illinois, where it is still apparently extant (P. Marcum, pers. comm., 2023).

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Subgenus: Pseudosporobolus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: This species is apparently often conspicuous in film scenes occurring within deserted towns of the American west (Snow 2003b).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, POWO, Columbus & Smith (2010); = Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nuttall) Trelease — Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA25, G, HC, Il, Mo1, NcTx, NS, S13, Tx. Basionym: Lepturus paniculatus Nuttall 1818

Links to other floras: = Schedonnardus paniculatus - FNA25

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