Muhlenbergia porteri

Muhlenbergia porteri is a species of grass known by the common names bush muhly and Porter's muhly.

Muhlenbergia porteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species:
M. porteri
Binomial name
Muhlenbergia porteri

Distribution

The bunchgrass is native to North America, where it can be found throughout the south-western United States, Great Basin, California deserts, and northern Mexico, including on the Baja California Peninsula, northern Mexican Plateau, and Chihuahuan Desert.[1][2]

It grows at elevations of 610–1,680 metres (2,000–5,510 ft), in rocky and shrubby habitats including shadscale scrub and Joshua Tree woodlands.

Description

Muhlenbergia porteri is a perennial bunchgrass producing wiry, knotted stems up to about 80 centimeters tall.[3] The inflorescence is an open array of spreading, thread-thin branches bearing small, awned spikelets.[3] The bloom period is May and June.[3]

The species was named for Thomas Conrad Porter.[4]

References
  1. GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy of Muhlenbergia porteri
  2. US Forest Service Fire Ecology: Muhlenbergia porteri
  3. Jepson Manual (TJM2): Muhlenbergia porteri
  4. Ewan, Joseph (1950). Rocky Mountain Naturalists. University of Denver Press. Retrieved 21 April 2020.


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