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Poaceae

Annual muhly

Muhlenbergia minutissima (Steud.) Swallen

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Muhlenbergia

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Common names

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English
Annual muhly

Synonyms

  • Agrostis minutissima Steud.
  • Milium microspermum Lag.
  • Muhlenbergia confusa (E.Fourn.) Swallen
  • Panicum microspermum (Lag.) E.Fourn.
  • Sporobolus confusus (E.Fourn.) Vasey
  • Sporobolus minutissimus Hitchc.
  • Vilfa confusa E.Fourn.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
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.