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Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Also called Blue Maidencane
Muhlenberg maidencane is a low, spreading perennial grass from the southeastern United States that roots along the ground and grows from a rhizome. It is grown mainly as a native ground cover or for wet, sandy or disturbed sites rather than as a showy garden plant.
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum (or A. muhlenbergianum) is a species of grass known by the common names blue maidencane, Muhlenberg maidencane, and goobergrass. It is native to the southeastern United States.
This perennial grass has decumbent stems that spread along the ground and root where stem nodes come in contact with the substrate. It grows from a rhizome. The stems may reach a meter in length. The leaves are evenly distributed along the stem. The firm, blue-green leaf blades are up to 10 centimeters long by 1 centimeter wide, and are lance-shaped, widest distal to the bases. The leaf blade margins are cartilaginous, becoming white in color when dry. The plant has open flowers on the stem inflorescence and cleistogamous, unopening flowers which grow underground on white, self-pollinating spikelets.
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