Muhlenbergia montana

Species category

Revegetation or Rangeland, Weed

Common name

mountain muhly

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Shape

Lanceolate

Size

  • Length 3–3.5 mm 
  • Width 0.5–0.6 mm 
  • Thickness 0.5–0.6 mm 

Color

Black and brown

Texture

ScabrousScabrous:
Rough to the touch, covered with minute points of very short, stiff hairs.

Lemma

ScabrousScabrous:
Rough to the touch, covered with minute points of very short, stiff hairs.
and lower half is pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.

Palea

Visible margins

Other structures

Short awnsAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
present on lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
. CallusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
hairs are variable.

Identification notes

LemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
has a strong central longitudinal rib which terminates in an awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc.

Synonyms

Calycodon montanus Nutt.
Muhlenbergia enervis (Scribn. ex Beal) Hitchc.
Muhlenbergia gracilis var. breviaristata Vasey
Muhlenbergia gracilis var. enervis Scribn. ex Beal
Muhlenbergia gracilis var. major Vasey
Muhlenbergia subalpina Vasey
Muhlenbergia trifida Hack.

 Muhlenbergia montana . Florets with a lemma that has a strong central longitudinal rib, which terminates in an awn. 
Muhlenbergia montana. Florets with a lemma that has a strong central longitudinal rib, which terminates in an awn.