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Muhlenbergia richardsonis (soft-leaf muhly; mat muhly)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Muhlenbergia richardsonis, known by the common name Mat muhly, is a species of grass. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout much of Canada, Alaska, the western half of the contiguous United States through California, and in Baja California, Mexico.
View Wikipedia Record: Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Early Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed, Sprig
Regrowth Rate [1]  Rapid
Root Depth [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Seeds Per [1]  1499997 / lb (3306930 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Decumbent
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Flower Color [1]  Green
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Yellow
Height [1]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Strong Base
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Predators

Tridiscus sporoboli (buffalograss mealybug)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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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