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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