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Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb.
Mat Muhly
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s): Muhlenbergia squarrosa
USDA Symbol: MURI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
The genus of this plant is named for Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815), also Heinrich Ludwig Muehlenberg, or Henry Muhlenberg, who was a German-educated Lutheran minister and the first president of Franklin College, now Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania. He is most famous due to his work in the field of botany. An accomplished botanist, chemist, and minerologist, Henry is credited with classifying and naming 150 species of plants in his 1785 work Index Flora Lancastriensis. Muhlenberg's work and collaboration with European botanists led to great advances in the study of plants and earned him the distinction as America's first outstanding botanist.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Leaf: Green
Flower:
Fruit:
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WI , WYCanada: MB , NB
Growing Conditions
Water Use: HighLight Requirement: Sun
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC | FACW | FAC |
Additional resources
USDA: Find Muhlenbergia richardsonis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Muhlenbergia richardsonis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2008-08-27Research By: TWC Staff