Muhlenbergia minutissima

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Muhlenbergia minutissima is a species of grass known by the common name annual muhly. It is native to North America.

Muhlenbergia minutissima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species:
M. minutissima
Binomial name
Muhlenbergia minutissima
(Steud.) Swallen

Distribution

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It is found throughout the western United States and much of Mexico. It can be found in many habitat types, including disturbed areas.

Description

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It is an annual bunchgrass growing 30 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is an open, spreading array of hair-thin branches bearing millimeter-long spikelets.

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