Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Muhlenbergia repens (Presl) Hitchcock
(Creeping Muhly)
Family: Poaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Muhlenbergia repens is a low crawling grass of little aesthetic appeal.
It superficially resembles Cynodon dactylon in growth habit, though not in the
inflorescence. The inflorescence of Muhlenbergia repens is at least partially included
in the sheath.
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Muhlenbergia repens, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 10, 2007
Muhlenbergia repens, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 10, 2007
Muhlenbergia repens, detail of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 10, 2007
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