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Muhlenbergia mexicana is a species of grass known by the common names Mexican muhly and wirestem muhly. It is native to North America, including most of the United States and southern Canada. It does not occur in Mexico. It is known mainly from moist and wet habitat, such as meadows, wetlands, and ditches. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall. The flower cluster is a narrow series of short, appressed to upright branches lined densely in small, pointed spikelets each a few millimeters long.

Plant type

Grass

Size

1 - 3 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

Green

Flowering season

Summer

Sun

Full Sun

Soil description

Prefers loamy soils.

Site type

Moist places

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Wetland-Riparian