Introductory
SPECIES: Muhlenbergia racemosa | Green Muhly 



ABBREVIATION : 
MUHRAC

SYNONYMS : 
   Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   MURA
   MUGL3
   MUGLC


COMMON NAMES : 
   green muhly
   marsh muhly


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of green muhly is Muhlenbergia
racemosa (Michx.) B.S.P. [6,14].

Although some authorities recognize M. racemosa and M. glomerata
(Willd.) Trin. as separate species, the diagnostic characters between
the two entities are not consistently correlated.  This write-up will
follow those authorities who put M. glomerata into synonomy with M.
racemosa [6,14].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Kathy Ahlenslager, May 1988


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Ahlenslager, Kathleen E. 1988. Muhlenbergia racemosa. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Muhlenbergia racemosa | Green Muhly