Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Muhlenbergia > Muhlenbergia rigensMuhlenbergia rigens (deer muhly; deergrass)Synonyms: Crypsinna rigens (homotypic); Epicampes leptoura; Epicampes rigens (heterotypic); Muhlenbergia leptoura; Muhlenbergia marshii; Muhlenbergia mundula Muhlenbergia rigens, commonly known as Deergrass, is a warm season perennial bunchgrass found in sandy or well drained soils below 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in elevation in the Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. |
| Bloom Period [1] | Late Spring | | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | | Fire Tolerance [1] | High | | Frost Free Days [1] | 11 months 4 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Summer | | Growth Form [1] | Bunch | | Growth Period [1] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [1] | Moderate | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Propagation [1] | Seed | | Regrowth Rate [1] | Slow | | Root Depth [1] | 14 inches (36 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Slow | | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | | Seeds Per [1] | 1199998 / lb (2645544 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Erect | | Structure [2] | Grass | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | None |  | | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [1] | Green | | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | | | Height [1] | 4.592 feet (1.4 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Mixed Sun/Shade | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | | Water Use [1] | Low | | | Screening - Summer [1] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [1] | Moderate |
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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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