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Muhlenbergia frondosa
Also called Wire Stemmed Muhly, Leafy Muhly, Leafy Satingrass, Common Satin Grass, Common Satingrass
Muhlenbergia frondosa is a species of North American plant in the genus Muhlenbergia and a member of the grass family. Its common name is common satin grass or wirestem muhly. It is informally grouped with other satin grasses, which are other species in Muhlenbergia. It is a warm-season C4-photosynthetic grass.
According to Illinois Wildflowers, M. frondosa is associated with a variety of animals that feed on or use it as refuge. It is preyed on by insects from dipterans to true bugs. Larvae of a gall fly, Astictoneura agrostis, form scaly galls on this plant. Other larvae that feed on this grass include that of gall wasp (Eurytomocharis muhlenbergiae), grass fly (Homaluroides ingratus), and stink bug (Hymenarcys nervosa). Adult insects feeding on the grass include leafhoppers (Plesiommata tripunctata and Flexamia imputans), and aphids (Schizaphis muhlenbergia and Anoecia cornicola). Additionally, the seeds are probably eaten by birds, and the grass is grazed by cattle and other ungulates. M. frondosa grows in dense clusters, which provide cover for small fauna such as rodents, reptiles, and arthropods.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia frondosa 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.
