Summary
Place of publication:
N. Amer. fl. 17:468. 1935
Verified:
08/20/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
- Herrera-Arrieta, Y. & P. M. Peterson. 2007. Muhlenbergia (Poaceae) de Chihuahua, México. Sida, Bot. Misc. 29:41-43.
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- Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992
- Mejía-Saules, T. 1993. Uso de Muhlenbergia macroura (Poaceae: Eragrostideae) en la región de Perote, Veracruz, México. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 53:141-147.
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Common names
English
broomroot – Mexican broomroot – Mexican whisk – Swedish
muhlygräs –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Chihuahua | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Durango | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosi | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Aguascalientes | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Federal District | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Guanajuato | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Hidalgo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Michoacan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Morelos | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Puebla | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Tlaxcala | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Federal District, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz]
Southern America
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Materials | potential as fiber | | Mejía-Saules, T. 1993. Uso de Muhlenbergia macroura (Poaceae: Eragrostideae) en la región de Perote, Veracruz, México. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 53:141-147. |
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=103642.
Accessed 25 May 2026.