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Muhlenbergia glomerata

(Willd.) Trin.

Marsh Muhly

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160242

Element CodePMPOA480U0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusMuhlenbergia

Synonyms

Muhlenbergia glomerata var. cinnoides(Link) F.J. Herm.

Other Common Names

Muhlenbergie agglomérée (FR) Spiked Muhly (EN) spiked muhly (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1996-03-27

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in alkaline fens, bogs, marshes, on gravelly slopes, meadows, stream banks, lake margins, beside irrigation ditches and hot springs, at elevations of 30 to 2,300 meters (Peterson, 2021).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fenRiparian

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S1	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S2	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S1	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Washington	S2	Yes
Illinois	S2	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SH	Yes
South Dakota	S4	Yes
Iowa	S3	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	S2	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Maryland	SH	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boteler Peak	Nantahala National Forest	4,205
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grassy Top	Colville National Forest	10,302
Grassy Top	Idaho Panhandle National Forests	13,485
Salmo - Priest B	Colville National Forest	11,869

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Peterson, P.M. 2021. Flora of North America. <i>Muhlenbergia glomerata</i>. Accessed: September 21, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Muhlenbergia_glomerata