Poaceae
Wirestem muhly
Muhlenbergia frondosa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Muhlenbergia frondosaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wirestem muhly
Synonyms
- Agrostis frondosa Poir.
- Calamagrostis compressa Döll
- Muhlenbergia brachyphylla f. aristata E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Muhlenbergia commutata (Scribn.) Bush
- Muhlenbergia frondosa f. commutata (Scribn.) Fernald
- Muhlenbergia frondosa f. frondosa
- Muhlenbergia mexicana f. commutata (Scribn.) Wiegand
- Muhlenbergia mexicana subsp. commutata Scribn.
- Muhlenbergia mexicana var. commutata (Scribn.) Farw.
- Vilfa frondosa (Poir.) P.Beauv.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.