Summary
Place of publication:
Revista Fac. Agron. Veterin. 6:117. 1928
Verified:
02/10/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
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Common names
English
alkali muhly – scratch grass –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja Norte | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Chihuahua | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Coahuila | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Durango | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sonora | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Catamarca | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Chubut | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Cordoba | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Federal District | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Jujuy | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | La Pampa | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | La Rioja | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Mendoza | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Neuquen | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Rio Negro | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | San Juan | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Tucuman | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Maryland]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Jalisco]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Cordoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, Tucuman, Federal District], Chile
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | erosion control | | Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24672.
Accessed 25 May 2026.