Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc.

Summary

Genus:

Muhlenbergia

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Muhlenbergiinae

Nomen number:

104932

Place of publication:

Bull. U.S.D.A. 772:145, 147. 1920

Verified:

02/10/2004 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

No images

Reference(s)

Beetle, A. A. 1977. Noteworthy grasses from Mexico V. Phytologia 37:369.
Chase, A. & C. D. Niles, comps. Index to grass species. 1962
Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. & P. M. Peterson. 2007. Muhlenbergia (Poaceae) de Chihuahua, México. Sida, Bot. Misc. 29:46-48.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 1998. A revision of the Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. complex (Poaceae: Chloridoideae). Brittonia 50:41.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. Las Gramíneus de Durango. 2001
Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992

Common names

English
mountain muhly –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
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	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
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	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	Guerrero
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	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Queretaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala
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	Utah
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala	Huehuetenango

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Federal District, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Tlaxcala]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]

Southern America

MESOAMERICA: Guatemala [Huehuetenango]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998

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=104932. Accessed 25 May 2026.