Muhlenbergia mexicana
Encyclopedia
Muhlenbergia mexicana, known by the common names Mexican muhly and Wirestem muhly, is a species of grass
. It is native to North America, including most of the United States and southern Canada. It actually does not occur in Mexico
.
s, seep
s, and drainage ditches.
perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall. The inflorescence
is a narrow series of short, appressed to upright branches lined densely in small, pointed spikelets each a few millimeters long.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
. It is native to North America, including most of the United States and southern Canada. It actually does not occur in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Habitat
Muhlenbergia mexicana is known mainly from moist and wet habitat, such as meadows, wetlandWetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
s, seep
Seep
A petroleum seep is a place where natural liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons escape to the earth's atmosphere and surface, normally under low pressure or flow. Seeps generally occur above either terrestrial or offshore petroleum accumulation structures...
s, and drainage ditches.
Description
Muhlenbergia mexicana is a rhizomatousRhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a narrow series of short, appressed to upright branches lined densely in small, pointed spikelets each a few millimeters long.