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Foxtail muhly

Muhlenbergia andina

Foxtail muhly
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
W. Canada to W. & C. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Muhlenbergia andina, known by the common name foxtail muhly, is a species of grass.

Where it grows

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Texas. It grows in moist habitat such as meadows, marshes, and riparian riverbanks.

Other Muhlenbergia plants

Muhlenbergia alopecuroides · Devils Canyon muhly · Scratchgrass · California muhly · Hairawn muhly · Plains muhly · Bamboo muhly · Cutover muhly · Pullup muhly · Wirestem muhly · Spiked muhly · Lindheimer's muhly

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia andina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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