Poaceae
Peruvian muhly
Muhlenbergia peruviana
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Muhlenbergia peruvianaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Peruvian muhly
Synonyms
- Agrostis peruviana (P.Beauv.) Spreng.
- Clomena peruviana P.Beauv.
- Clomena peruviana var. peruviana
- Clomena peruviana var. pulvinata Nees
- Epicampes bourgaei (E.Fourn.) M.E.Jones
- Epicampes bourgeaei var. bourgeaei
- Epicampes clomena (P.Beauv.) M.E.Jones
- Muhlenbergia bourgaei E.Fourn.
- Muhlenbergia bourgaei E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Muhlenbergia clomena Trin.
- Muhlenbergia herzogiana Henrard
- Muhlenbergia nana Benth.
- Muhlenbergia peruviana f. peruviana
- Muhlenbergia peruviana f. versicolor Kuntze
- Muhlenbergia peruviana f. viridis Kuntze
- Muhlenbergia peruviana var. breviaristata Hack.
- Muhlenbergia peruviana var. elatior Kuntze
- Muhlenbergia peruviana var. peruviana
- Muhlenbergia peruviana var. pulvinata (Nees) Kuntze
- Muhlenbergia peruviana var. subcaespitosa Kuntze
- Muhlenbergia pulcherrima Scribn. ex Beal
- Muhlenbergia pusilla Steud.
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.