Poaceae
Pullup muhly
Muhlenbergia filiformis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pullup muhly
Synonyms
- Muhlenbergia aristata Rydb.
- Muhlenbergia aristulata Rydb.
- Muhlenbergia filiformis var. fortis Kelso
- Muhlenbergia idahoensis H.St.John
- Muhlenbergia simplex (Scribn.) Rydb.
- Sporobolus aristatus Rydb.
- Sporobolus depauperatus var. filiformis Beal
- Sporobolus filiformis (Thurb.) Rydb.
- Sporobolus gracillimus (Thurb.) Vasey
- Sporobolus simplex Scribn.
- Sporobolus simplex var. thermalis Merr.
- Vilfa depauperata var. filiformis Thurb. ex S.Watson
- Vilfa gracillima Thurb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.