Muhlenbergia rigens Hitchc.

Deergrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Muhlenbergia

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.1 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Sandy washes, gravelly canyon bottoms, rocky drainages, and moist, sandy slopes, often along small streams, at elevations from 90-2,500 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 5-6
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The seeds are ground and mixed with cornmeal and made into a porridge. They are also ground into flour to make bread.
Uses environmental use fiber fodder
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Muhlenbergia rigens leaf picture by Kenji Liu (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Muhlenbergia rigens world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164873-2
WFO ID wfo-0000880911
COL ID 44JMF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Muhlenbergia marshii Muhlenbergia rigens Epicampes leptoura Crypsinna rigens Muhlenbergia leptoura Muhlenbergia mundula Epicampes rigens