Much like no. 6 [Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald]; internodes mostly concealed by the overlapping sheaths; blades grayish-green, stiffish, the larger ones 5–10(–15) cm × 2–5 mm; ligule short, 0.2–0.6 mm; glumes 1.4–2(–2.5) mm, half to two-thirds as long as the lemma; lemma 2.6–3.3 mm, usually awnless or with a minute awn-tip, rarely with an awn to 7 mm; 2n=40. Prairies, plains, and dry woods, adapted to drier habitats than no. 6; Ill. and s. Ind. to Io., Nebr., and Tex. (M. brachyphylla, a preoccupied name)
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