Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Muhlenbergia > Muhlenbergia montanaMuhlenbergia montana (mountain muhly)Synonyms: Calycodon montanum (homotypic); Muhlenbergia gracilis var. breviaristata; Muhlenbergia gracilis var. major; Muhlenbergia subalpina Muhlenbergia montana, with the common name Mountain muhly, is a species of grass. It is native to North and Central America, where it is found throughout the Western United States, the Sierra Nevada, Mexico, and Guatemala. It can be found in several types of habitat, including grassland, rocky outcrops, mountains, and open areas. Muhlenbergia montana is a perennial bunchgrass forming tufts of stems 10 to 40 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is an open array of spreading or upright branches bearing small, awned spikelets. |
Bloom Period [1] | Early Summer | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | Fire Tolerance [1] | Low | Frost Free Days [1] | 90 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | High | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Summer | Growth Form [1] | Bunch | Growth Period [1] | Spring | Growth Rate [1] | Moderate | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Propagation [1] | Seed | Regrowth Rate [1] | Moderate | Root Depth [1] | 15 inches (38 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | Seeds Per [1] | 1499997 / lb (3306930 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [1] | Erect | Structure [2] | Grass | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Slow | | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | Foliage Color [1] | Green | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | | Height [1] | 20 inches (0.5 m) | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | Water Use [1] | Moderate | | Screening - Summer [1] | Moderate | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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