Muhlenbergia rigida (Kunth) Kunth

Purple muhly (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Muhlenbergia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Muhlenbergia rigida world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Peru, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60445990-2
WFO ID wfo-0000880912
COL ID 44JMG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agrostis colorata Agrostis glabrata Muhlenbergia metcalfei Podosemum affine Podosemum elegans Podosemum rigidum Trichochloa elegans Trichochloa glabrata Trichochloa rigida Muhlenbergia rigida Muhlenbergia affinis Muhlenbergia berlandieri Muhlenbergia elegans Muhlenbergia glabrata Muhlenbergia phragmitoides Muhlenbergia tenuiramea Podosemum glabratum Agrostis rigida Muhlenbergia elegans var. atroviolacea Muhlenbergia elegans var. subviridis Stipa contracta Muhlenbergia phragmitoides var. phragmitoides Agrostis quitensis