Muhlenbergia sobolifera

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusMuhlenbergia
Species:Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.
Common NameRock Muhly
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; 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 8
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Achnatherum soboliferum Achnatherum soboliferum (Muhl. ex Willd.) P. Beauv.
Agrostis sobolifera Agrostis sobolifera Muhl. ex Willd.
Cinna sobolifera Cinna sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Link
Muhlenbergia sobolifera f. setigera Muhlenbergia sobolifera f. setigera (Scribn.) Deam
Muhlenbergia sobolifera f. sobolifera Muhlenbergia sobolifera f. sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.
Muhlenbergia sobolifera subsp. setigera Muhlenbergia sobolifera subsp. setigera
Muhlenbergia sobolifera subsp. sobolifera Muhlenbergia sobolifera subsp. sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.
Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. setigera Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. setigera
Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. sobolifera Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

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: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bullitt (KY), Butler (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Letcher (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Martin (KY), Montgomery (KY), Nelson (KY), Ohio (KY), Owen (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Bedford (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Davidson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100150653 Barren Kentucky 23 May 1993 Charles J. Lapham
26
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150646 Anderson Kentucky 02 Sep 1978 William S. Bryant
611
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150760 Fayette Kentucky 01 Jan 1997 Danny Husband
575
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150679 Butler Kentucky 16 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4574
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150877 Ohio Kentucky 25 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4723
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150638 Anderson Kentucky 26 Jul 1978 William S. Bryant
596
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150836 Marion Kentucky 18 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
7212
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
BEREA006667 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 01 Oct 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 27 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31973000022658 Campbell Kentucky 27 Jul 1977 Thieret, John
50160
KNK
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31973000022655 Owen Kentucky 22 Aug 1997 Naczi, Robert
6912
KNK
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026807 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150703 Christian Kentucky 01 Sep 1984 Raymond Athey
5017
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150810 Madison Kentucky 10 Sep 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3304
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150851 Montgomery Kentucky 22 Aug 1984 Julian Campbell
1006
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150778 Franklin Kentucky 04 Sep 1978 Steven Rice
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150869 Montgomery Kentucky 20 Aug 1984 Julian Campbell
947
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150786 Jessamine Kentucky 10 Oct 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11845
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150711 Crittenden Kentucky 27 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5222
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150695 Caldwell Kentucky 01 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5828
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 01 Aug 1988 R.C. Clark
21756
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026811 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026777 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026781 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026804 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150943 Woodford Kentucky 30 Sep 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3337
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150935 Woodford Kentucky 01 Sep 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3198
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150737 Estill Kentucky 24 Aug 1988 Richard G. Guetig
906
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150729 Edmonson Kentucky 10 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5444
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150885 Ohio Kentucky 06 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5893
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150828 Madison Kentucky 31 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3100
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31973000022659 Kenton Kentucky 01 Aug 1978 Applegarth, Patrick
442
KNK
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026801 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0150777 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026778 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026798 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026788 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0074915 Bath Kentucky 09 Aug 1984 Max Medley
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150794 Harlan Kentucky 18 Sep 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
1386
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150661 Bath Kentucky 22 Aug 1984 Julian Campbell
996
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150984 Fayette Tennessee 20 Aug 1993 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
BEREA006666 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
BEREA006671 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026774 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026787 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026806 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026792 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026796 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026809 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
UCHT002477 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
UCHT002476 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071797 Trigg Kentucky 20 Sep 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150893 Trigg Kentucky 04 Sep 1978 Raymond Athey
4241
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150927 Warren Kentucky 09 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4411
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 01 Aug 1988 Ross C. Clark
21756
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150745 Estill Kentucky 04 Oct 1982 Valerya Hyrne
26
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150992 Wilson Tennessee 20 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5125
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
BEREA006669 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MDKY00004906 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MDKY00004904 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026786 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026805 White Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026795 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043412 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0094580 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0079699 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150752 Estill Kentucky 06 Oct 1982 Kathy Sirimongkhon
1
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MDKY00004905 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026793 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0027176 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026797 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0027177 Trigg Kentucky
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026802 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026812 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026790 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026803 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026779 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043406 Trigg Kentucky 02 Aug 1986 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043391 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0095005 Powell Kentucky 25 Oct 1978 Max Medley
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043407 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071601 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026775 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026789 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026791 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026784 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0051448 Hancock Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071570 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043409 Trigg Kentucky 11 Oct 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0068971 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043393 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043402 Trigg Kentucky 06 Sep 2003 Ralph Thompson
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043417 Stewart Tennessee 22 Aug 1981 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071569 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071597 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043416 Stewart Tennessee 22 Aug 1987 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0095003 Johnson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MEM008438 McCracken Kentucky 27 Aug 1971 Raymond Athey
1476
MEM
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026782 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0027179 Jessamine Kentucky
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043395 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043411 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043408 Trigg Kentucky 27 Sep 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043396 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0112781 McNairy Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043482 Lyon Kentucky 08 Oct 1987 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043376 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071600 Martin Kentucky 18 Oct 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043398 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0036373 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
ETSU003703 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043403 Trigg Kentucky 22 Oct 1986 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043392 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043414 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0094581 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043410 Trigg Kentucky 21 Sep 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043415 Trigg Kentucky 10 Oct 1987 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MEM014670 Tipton Tennessee 04 Oct 1969 Sarah J. Warrington
531
MEM
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MEM005348 Livingston Kentucky 02 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1206
MEM
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150844 McLean Kentucky 29 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4782
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150802 Letcher Kentucky 01 Jan 1974 William H. Martin
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150919 Trigg Kentucky 04 Oct 1980 Jim Fedders
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
BEREA006670 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
BEREA006668 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026808 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0027191 Carlisle Kentucky
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026780 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026810 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026783 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043404 Trigg Kentucky 28 Jul 1986 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043405 Trigg Kentucky 02 Aug 1986 Edward Chester
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0036358 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043394 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0069456 Pulaski Kentucky 30 Sep 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043413 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0094579 Pike Kentucky 16 Aug 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043400 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0095004 Johnson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0071599 Powell Kentucky 25 Oct 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043401 Trigg Kentucky 07 Aug 2003 Ralph Thompson
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0069228 Pulaski Kentucky 05 Sep 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0043397 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0074767 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
UOS08017 Franklin Tennessee 22 Oct 2009 Jon Evans
UOS
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
MEM012719 Crittenden Kentucky 14 Sep 1977 Raymond Athey
3815
MEM
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150901 Trigg Kentucky 04 Oct 1980 Ginger Murphy
20
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
31234100150687 Caldwell Kentucky 03 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5885
EKY
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026800 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0027178 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026794 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026799 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026776 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
TENN-V-0026785 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0079700 Greenup Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0076040 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
APSC0032397 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
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