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Taxon:  Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb.



Summary
Genus:
Muhlenbergia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Muhlenbergiinae
Nomen number:
24681
Place of publication:
A. Gray, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1863[15]:78. 1863
Verified:
10/12/2001 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)
  1. Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  3. Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
  4. Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
  5. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
  6. Welsh, S. L. et al. A Utah flora. 1993
Common names
English
sandhill muhly –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Nebraska, South Dakota]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]
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=24681. Accessed 25 May 2026.

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