Muhlenbergia glabriflora

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Muhlenbergia
Species:	Muhlenbergia glabriflora Scribn.
Common Name	Inland 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; Region of Origin: North America; 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	7
Status	Native
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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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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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Trigg (KY), Coffee (TN), Montgomery (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2004

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100151560	Livingston	Kentucky	23 Oct 1987	Raymond Athey 5149	EKY Muhlenbergia glabriflora
MDKY00004899	Crittenden	Kentucky			MDKY Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0026998	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0027026	Christian	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0027024	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0027025	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0027027	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0026747	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0026746	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
TENN-V-0026748	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043449	Logan	Kentucky	25 Sep 2004	Edward W. Chester 14683	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043453	Trigg	Kentucky	13 Oct 2003	Ralph Thompson 3-1175	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043450	Montgomery	Tennessee	09 Oct 1949	R.E.Shanks, Frank Woods, Alfred Clebsch 609	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043451	Christian	Kentucky	18 Sep 1993	Edward W. Chester with Jerry Baskin, Carol Baskin 13018	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043454	Trigg	Kentucky	15 Sep 1987	Chenxia You	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0070092	Marshall	Kentucky	08 Oct 1986	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043448	Montgomery	Tennessee	09 Oct 1949	Alfred Clebsch	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043452	Montgomery	Tennessee	31 Aug 1981	Edward W. Chester 81-771	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0071573	Christian	Kentucky	14 Sep 1994	Landon McKinney	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0072637	Trigg	Kentucky	07 Oct 1993	Landon McKinney	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043457	Trigg	Kentucky	15 Oct 1988	Edward W. Chester 88-262	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0071575	Trigg	Kentucky	07 Oct 1993	Landon McKinney	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0071574	Bullitt	Kentucky	12 Oct 1994	Landon McKinney	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043456	Lyon	Kentucky	24 Sep 1986	Edward W. Chester 88-1080	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0069512	Marshall	Kentucky	08 Nov 1986	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
APSC0043455	Trigg	Kentucky	15 Oct 1988	Edward W. Chester	APSC Muhlenbergia glabriflora
MTSU003631	Coffee	Tennessee	01 Oct 1996	Landon E. McKinney	MTSU Muhlenbergia glabriflora
BRIT182255		Tennessee			VDB Muhlenbergia glabriflora
BRIT183094		Tennessee			VDB Muhlenbergia glabriflora
31234100151545	Calloway	Kentucky	28 Sep 1984	Raymond Athey 5042	EKY Muhlenbergia glabriflora
31234100151552	Crittenden	Kentucky	07 Oct 1977	Raymond Athey 3870	EKY Muhlenbergia glabriflora
31234100151578	McCracken	Kentucky	21 Sep 1977	Raymond Athey 3847	EKY Muhlenbergia glabriflora

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