Muhlenbergia arsenei Calflora

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Taxon Report

Muhlenbergia arsenei Hitchc.

Navajo muhly, Tough muhly

2011 Steve Matson

Muhlenbergia arsenei is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found in Baja California; Arizona; New Mexico andNevada.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (18 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Muhlenbergia
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Muhlenbergia arsenei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MUAR4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/01/2023).