Muhlenbergia microsperma
Encyclopedia
Muhlenbergia microsperma is a species of grass
known by the common name littleseed muhly. It is native to the Americas from the Southwestern United States
and California
through Central America
into Peru
and Venezuela
.
It can be found in many habitat types, including disturbed areas.
It is an annual or perennial grass growing up to 60 to 80 centimeters tall. The inflorescence
is an open, spreading array of thin branches bearing small spikelets which have awns up to 3 centimeters long. Spikelets lower in the inflorescence stay within sheaths and do not bloom.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known by the common name littleseed muhly. It is native to the Americas from the Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
through Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
into Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
It can be found in many habitat types, including disturbed areas.
It is an annual or perennial grass growing up to 60 to 80 centimeters tall. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is an open, spreading array of thin branches bearing small spikelets which have awns up to 3 centimeters long. Spikelets lower in the inflorescence stay within sheaths and do not bloom.