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Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
Also called Lindheimer Muhly
Lindheimer's muhly is a clump-forming perennial bunch grass from Texas and northern Mexico, reaching about 1.5 m tall with purplish plumes in late summer. It is a tough, drought-tolerant native that does best in full sun and well-drained, limestone-rich soil.
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri is a species of bunch grass, 3-6' H, known by the common names big muhly, blue muhly, and
Lindheimer's muhly. It is native to North America, where it can be found in northern Mexico and up to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia lindheimeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
