Muhlenbergia capillaris

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Muhlenbergia
Species:	Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.
Common Name	Hairawn Muhly
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; 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
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (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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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
Muhlenbergia polypogon	Muhlenbergia polypogon (DC.) Kunth
Stipa capillaris	Stipa capillaris Lam.
Stipa cericea	Stipa cericea Michx. ex Raf.

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: Calloway (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Blount (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Perry (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0026703	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026709	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026713	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026707	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026714	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026710	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026704	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0210041	Rutherford	Tennessee	Sept. 82	A. Gattinger	TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043479	Trigg	Kentucky	30 Sep 1977	Edward Chester	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043473	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043478	Stewart	Tennessee	06 Oct 1989	Edward Chester	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0071581	Calloway	Kentucky	02 Oct 1972	Raymond Athey	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0073283	Estill	Kentucky	04 Oct 1986	Max Medley	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0112714	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
HTTU036004	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026977	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026716	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026712	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026706	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026708	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026715	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026705	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
31234100151446	Estill	Kentucky		William H. Martin	EKY Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043481	Trigg	Kentucky	08 Oct 1986	Edward Chester	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0071582	Logan	Kentucky	20 Oct 1977	Raymond Athey	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0055730	Trigg	Kentucky	02 Nov 2012	Edward Chester	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0086577	Crittenden	Kentucky			APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
HTTU018966	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Muhlenbergia capillaris
MDKY00004893	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026717	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026975	Todd	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026718	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026701	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026976	Lyon	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026711	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026702	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0071583	Trigg	Kentucky	30 Sep 1977	Raymond Athey	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043475	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0071584	Livingston	Kentucky	28 Sep 1971	Raymond Athey	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043474	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043480	Trigg	Kentucky	08 Oct 1986	Edward Chester	APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
APSC0043472	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Muhlenbergia capillaris
TENN-V-0026951	Rockcastle	Kentucky			TENN Muhlenbergia capillaris
31234100151487	Warren	Tennessee	07 Oct 1978	Henry R. DeSelm 31	EKY Muhlenbergia capillaris
HTTU018968	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Muhlenbergia capillaris
HTTU018967	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Muhlenbergia capillaris

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