Muhlenbergia sericea (Michx.) P. M. Peterson GRIN-Global

Taxon: Muhlenbergia sericea (Michx.) P. M. Peterson

Summary

Genus:

Muhlenbergia

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Muhlenbergiinae

Nomen number:

455160

Place of publication:

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:167. 2001

Verified:

04/30/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Stipa sericea Michx.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Muhlenbergia filipes M. A. Curtis

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Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-

Common names

English
dune-hair grass –
purple muhly –
sweet grass –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
2	Cultivated

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Materials	cane		Dufault, R. J. et al. 1993. Sweetgrass: history, basketry, and constraints to industry growth. New crops. 1993 442-445.

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=455160. Accessed 25 May 2026.