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Muhlenbergia racemosa
Also called Green Muhly, Upland Wild Timothy
Muhlenbergia racemosa is a species of grass known by the common names green muhly and marsh muhly. It is native to North America, where it is most common in the north-central United States. It also occurs in the western United States and northern Mexico.
This plant is a rhizomatous perennial grass with usually erect, branching stems up to 1.3 meters tall. The flat leaves are up to 18 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a narrow panicle up to 16 centimeters long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia racemosa 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.
