Biology:Muhlenbergia utilis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Muhlenbergia utilis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species:
M. utilis
Binomial name
Muhlenbergia utilis
(Torr.) Hitchc.

Muhlenbergia utilis is a species of grass known by the common name aparejograss.

Distribution

It is native to North and Central America, where it can be found throughout the south-western United States and California , through Mexico, as far south as Costa Rica. It grows in wet habitats, including riverbanks and meadows, sometimes in alkaline soils.

Description

Muhlenbergia utilis is a rhizomatous perennial grass producing decumbent stems up to about 30 centimeters long. The leaves are no more than 3 to 5 centimeters long and just a few millimeters wide. The inflorescence is a small, narrow, partially sheathed series of short branches bearing small spikelets.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13933856 entry