Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Muhlenbergia
Species:	Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb.
Common Name	Plains Muhly
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Agrostis brevifolia	Agrostis brevifolia Nutt.
Muhlenbergia brevifolia	Muhlenbergia brevifolia Scribn. in Beal
Sporobolus cuspidatus	Sporobolus cuspidatus
Vilfa cuspidata	Vilfa cuspidata

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Estill (KY), Garrard (KY), Pulaski (KY), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1986 - 1987

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Estill	Kentucky		Richard G. Guetig	EKY Muhlenbergia cuspidata
31234100151503	Pulaski	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Muhlenbergia cuspidata
31234100734167	Estill	Kentucky		Julian Campbell	EKY Muhlenbergia cuspidata
TENN-V-0026720	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia cuspidata
APSC0094273	Garrard	Kentucky	10 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia cuspidata
APSC0073281	Estill	Kentucky	04 Oct 1986	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia cuspidata
APSC0069468	Pulaski	Kentucky	30 Sep 1987	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia cuspidata
31234100151495	Estill	Kentucky		Julian Campbell	EKY Muhlenbergia cuspidata
TENN-V-0026719	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia cuspidata
APSC0088720	Pulaski	Kentucky	05 Sep 1987	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia cuspidata
TENN-V-0026722	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia cuspidata
N/A	Estill	Kentucky		Richard G. Guetig	EKY Muhlenbergia cuspidata
TENN-V-0026721	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia cuspidata
APSC0117357	Garrard	Kentucky			APSC Muhlenbergia cuspidata
N/A	Estill	Kentucky		Richard G. Guetig	EKY Muhlenbergia cuspidata
APSC0041454	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Muhlenbergia cuspidata

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