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Rock muhly

Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Muhlenbergia

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Common names

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English
Rock muhly

Synonyms

  • Achnatherum soboliferum (Muhl. ex Willd.) P.Beauv.
  • Agrostis sobolifera Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Cinna sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Link
  • Muhlenbergia setigera (Scribn.) Bush
  • Muhlenbergia sobolifera f. setigera (Scribn.) Deam
  • Muhlenbergia sobolifera f. sobolifera
  • Muhlenbergia sobolifera subsp. setigera Scribn.
  • Muhlenbergia sobolifera subsp. sobolifera
  • Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. setigera (Scribn.) Hitchc. & Chase
  • Muhlenbergia sobolifera var. sobolifera
  • Podosemum soboliferum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Link
  • Trichochloa sobolifera Trin.

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.