Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Muhlenbergia
Species:	Muhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees & Meyen ex Trin.) Parodi
Common Name	Scratchgrass
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: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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	2
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Currently no photos are available for this plant.

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
Agrostis distichophylla	Agrostis distichophylla Phil.
Agrostis eremophila	Agrostis eremophila Speg.
Sporobolus asperifolius	Sporobolus asperifolius (Nees & Meyen ex Trin.) Nees
Sporobolus asperifolius var. major	Sporobolus asperifolius var. major Vasey
Sporobolus copiapinus	Sporobolus copiapinus Phil.
Sporobolus deserticola	Sporobolus deserticola Phil.
Sporobolus distichophyllus	Sporobolus distichophyllus Phil.
Sporobolus mendocinus	Sporobolus mendocinus E. Méndez
Sporobolus sarmentosus	Sporobolus sarmentosus Griseb.
Vilfa asperifolia	Vilfa asperifolia Meyen

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: Boone (KY)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: KNK

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1994 - 1994