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 southwestern North America, where it can be found throughout the Southwestern 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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