Poaceae
Hairawn muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 粉黛乱子草, 粉黛亂子草, 毛发乱子草, 毛芒乱子草
- English
- Hairawn muhly, Pink Mist Grass, Gulf muhlygrass, mist grass, hairawn muhly, pink muhlygrass
- Korean
- 핑크뮬리
- lah
- گلابی گھاہ
Synonyms
- Agrostis setosa Muhl.
- Agrostis setosa Willd. ex Trin.
- Muhlenbergia capillaris var. capillaris
- Muhlenbergia polypogon (DC.) Trin.
- Muhlenbergia polypogon (DC.) Kunth
- Muhlenbergia trichodes Steud.
- Podosemum agrostideum (P.Beauv.) P.Beauv.
- Podosemum agrostideum P.Beauv. ex Spreng.
- Podosemum capillare (Lam.) Desv.
- Stipa capillaris Lam.
- Stipa diffusa Walter
- Tosagris agrostidea P.Beauv.
- Trichochloa capillaris (Lam.) DC.
- Trichochloa polypogon DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.