Poaceae
Nimblewill
Muhlenbergia schreberi
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nimblewill
Synonyms
- Agrostis alba subsp. pauciflora (Schrad.) K.Richt.
- Agrostis apetala Bosc ex Trin.
- Agrostis oligantha Roem. & Schult.
- Agrostis pauciflora Pursh
- Agrostis pauciflora Schrad.
- Anthipsimus gonopodos Raf.
- Cynodon diffusus (Willd.) Raspail
- Dilepyrum diffusum (Willd.) P.Beauv.
- Dilepyrum minutiflorum Michx.
- Dilepyrum multiflorum P.Beauv.
- Muhlenbergia botterii E.Fourn.
- Muhlenbergia diffusa Willd.
- Muhlenbergia minutiflora (Michx.) Hitchc.
- Muhlenbergia palustris Scribn.
- Muhlenbergia schreberi subsp. palustris (Scribn.) Scribn.
- Muhlenbergia schreberi subsp. schreberi
- Muhlenbergia schreberi var. palustris (Scribn.) Scribn.
- Muhlenbergia tenuiflora var. pauciflora Scribn.
- Polypogon pauciflorus Spreng.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: mgrace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: queenpossum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: alecto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.