Muhlenbergia macroura Hitchc.

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Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Muhlenbergia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Oak forests, pine forests and mixed oak and pine forest in Mexico. Plateaux, sandy thickets, open places, and along the sides of roads, at elevations of 1,500-3,000 metres in Guatemala.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Muhlenbergia macroura world distribution map, present in Guatemala

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164822-2
WFO ID wfo-0000880811
COL ID 44JK3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Epicampes macroura Muhlenbergia macroura Cinna setifolia Phleum macrourum Crypsinna macroura Crypsinna setifolia Crypsis setifolia Cinna macroura Crypsis macroura