Muhlenbergia andina

Muhlenbergia andina
Clasificación científica
Reino:	Plantae
(sin clasif.):	Monocots
(sin clasif.):	Commelinids
Orden:	Poales
Familia:	Poaceae
Género:	Muhlenbergia
Especie:	M. andina
Nombre binomial
Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) Hitchc.
Sinonimia
Muhlenbergia comata

Muhlenbergia andina es una especie de la familia Poaceae conocida por el nombre común de foxtail muhly.

hábitat

Es nativa del oeste de Norteamérica desde British Columbia a California y Texas, donde se le puede encontrar en hábitat de humedales tal como prados húmedos, pantanos y bancos de ríos.

Descripción

Es una hierba perenne rizomatosa que alcanza una talla de 25 a 85 centimetros.

La inflorescencia es un racimo denso de ramas apegadas, verticales que llevan las espiguillas pequeñas, con pilosidades sedosas.

Enlaces externos

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Grass Manual Treatment
• Photo gallery

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