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Bush Muhly

Muhlenbergia porteri

Summary 7

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

Description 8

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

The species was named for Thomas Conrad Porter.

Distribution 8

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.

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.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Jim Morefield, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16515056461/
  2. (c) Tony Iwane, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tony Iwane
  3. (c) David Bygott, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Bygott
  4. (c) ssprague, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ssprague
  5. (c) Jim Morefield, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/15522621647/
  6. (c) Jim Morefield, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16490762106/
  7. Adaptado por Jeny Davis de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhlenbergia_porteri
  8. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhlenbergia_porteri

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