Poaceae
New Jersey muhly
Muhlenbergia torreyana
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
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Muhlenbergia torreyanaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- New Jersey muhly
Synonyms
- Agrostis compressa Torr.
- Agrostis torreyana Schult.
- Colpodium compressum Trin.
- Sporobolus compressus Kunth
- Sporobolus torreyanus (Schult.) Nash
- Vilfa compressa (Torr.) Trin.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- 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.