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Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.
wirestem muhly
Symbol: MUFR2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Line drawing of Muhlenbergia frondosa to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
MUFR2 Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.
 

AGFR2

Agrostis frondosa Poir.
 

MUCO5

Muhlenbergia commutata (Scribn.) Bush
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State Distributional Map for MUFR2
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Plant Distribution by State

Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.

MUFR2

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Kansas distribution information Michigan distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison Arkansas distribution information Connecticut distribution information Iowa distribution information Maine distribution information Massachusetts distribution information South Dakota distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information North Dakota distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Georgia distribution information
Related Taxa:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 69 species in Muhlenbergia

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Classification:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Muhlenbergia Schreb. – muhly
                               Species Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern. – wirestem muhly

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Invasive Information:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.
        wirestem muhly
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FAC+ FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41915.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.

    OH-Perennial & Biennial Weed Guide (100+)
    Purdue University, Botany Department: no-till abstract & images
    Texas A&M;: Grass Images

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