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Muhlenbergia schreberi
Also called Schreber's Muhly, Schreber's Satingrass, Nimblewill Muhly, Nimblewell, Purple Muhly
Nimblewill is a low, creeping perennial lawn grass native to the Americas, grown mainly in shady, moist, loamy spots. It spreads aggressively by seed and stolons and turns brown in winter.
Muhlenbergia schreberi, commonly known as nimblewill or Schreiber's Muhly, is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae native to the Americas.
It is considered a southern turf type lawn grass and turns brown in the winter. This makes it a lesser grass for northern climate lawns. It is shade tolerant and tends to spread aggressively once established. Because of its durability in moderately cold temperatures, resistance to some arthropod and nematode pests, and competitiveness with undesired plants, this grass can be used to protect peach crops in the American southeast.
This species is eaten by the bug Stenodema vicinum, and is also eaten by cattle and other hoofed herbivores. The seeds can be distributed by sticking to animal hoofs or shoes. Nimblewill is common around Illinois where it is native. Nimblewill is sometimes found around Minnesota. Some insects are known to eat nimblewill, like Hysteroneura setariae, Conocephalus brevipennis and Hymenarcys nervosa. Birds that are known to eat this plant are tree sparrows, song sparrows and turkeys.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muhlenbergia schreberi 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.
