Muhlenbergia montana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc.

Mountain muhly

2009 Steve Matson

2019 Belinda Lo

2009 Steve Matson

Muhlenbergia montana is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~85 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Muhlenbergia
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Muhlenbergia trifida

Information about Muhlenbergia montana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MUMO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).