Poaceae
Marsh muhly
Muhlenbergia racemosa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Muhlenbergia racemosaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Marsh muhly
Synonyms
- Agrostis racemosa Michx.
- Cinna racemosa (Michx.) Kunth
- Dactylogramma cinnoides Link
- Muhlenbergia calycina Trin.
- Muhlenbergia glomerata var. cinnoides (Link) F.Herm.
- Muhlenbergia glomerata var. ramosa Vasey
- Muhlenbergia racemosa subsp. violacea Scribn.
- Muhlenbergia racemosa var. cinnoides (Link) B.Boivin
- Muhlenbergia racemosa var. ramosa (Vasey) Beal
- Muhlenbergia setosa var. cinnoides (Link) Fernald
- Polypogon racemosus (Michx.) Nutt.
- Trichochloa calycina Trin.
- Vilfa racemosa (Michx.) P.Beauv.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (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.