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Mingus Mtn - Gaddes Cyn Rd


Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Muhlenbergia montana - mountain muhly

Synonyms: Muhlenbergia trifida
Plant Form: Grass

Family: Poaceae


   
 
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  Grass Description -   Glossary of Grass Terminology

Origin: Native    Season: Cool and Warm
Habitat Description: Rocky slopes and ledges, often in woodland and forest openings.
Plant Communities:Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4500 - 9500 feet

General Description

Desc: A dense-growing, moderately large bunchgrass, usually about 24 inches tall.
Identification Notes: Tufted perennial grass without rhizomes, leaves mostly basal; seedheads narrow, branches flowered from the base; awns at least 1/2 inch long; second glume 3-toothed; leaves mostly basal.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass  Rhizomes: N  Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N  Bushy (highly branched): N
Height with Seedheads: 24 to 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - contracted  Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: Jul - Nov
Flower Characteristics

Number of Flowers per Spikelet: One-flowered  Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: 1/4 inch to 1 inch   Three Awns: N  Awns Bent: Y
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead narrow but rather loose, branches ascending or appressed, floriferous from the base. Spikelet stems are shorter than the spikelets. Glumes unequal, 1st usually 1-nerved and pointed 2nd glume broader, 3-nerved and 3-toothed near the tip.
Vegetative Charcteristics

Blade Hairy: Y    Blade with White Margins: N    Blade Cross section: Flat or involute
Blade Notes: Blades 3-1/2 to 10 inches long, to 1/8 inch wide, flat, becoming involute, roughened with stout projections below, with straight rather stiff hairs above.
Sheath Hairy: N    Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N    Ligules: Membranous
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N

Forage Value: Good.

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