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Muhlenbergia microsperma
Also called Little Seed Muhly
Littleseed muhly is a small tufted grass, usually an annual or short-lived perennial, grown mainly as a wild or native-garden grass rather than a common ornamental. It thrives in open, sunny, well-drained sites and tolerates disturbed ground.
Muhlenbergia microsperma is a species of grass known by the common name littleseed muhly. An annual or short-lived perennial tufted grass with a purplish inflorescence, it is native to the Americas from the Southwestern United States through Central America to northern South America. It is usually found in many habitats, particularly open areas, cliffs and slopes, and disturbed sites. It is characterized by the presence of closed, self-pollinating flowers on its lower stems and small spikelets.
Muhlenbergia microsperma is native to the Americas. It is found in the United States in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. The species is widespread in Mexico, native to the states of Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Coahuila, Mexico City, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, and Zacatecas. It is also native to Guatemala. In South America, this species can be found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Muhlenbergia alopecuroides · Foxtail muhly · Devils Canyon muhly · Scratchgrass · California muhly · Hairawn muhly · Plains muhly · Bamboo muhly · Cutover muhly · Pullup muhly · Wirestem muhly · Spiked muhly
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia microsperma 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.
