Carried by 2 nurseries
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Muhlenbergia microsperma is a species of grass known by the common name littleseed muhly. It is native to the Americas from the southwestern United States through Central America into Peru and Venezuela. It can be found in many habitat types, including disturbed areas. It is an annual or perennial grass growing up to 60 to 80 centimeters tall. The flower cluster is an open, spreading array of thin branches bearing small spikelets which have awns up to 3 centimeters long. Spikelets lower in the flower cluster stay within sheaths and do not bloom.
Grass
2 - 3 ft Tall
Brown
Full Sun
Low
Moderate
Open disturbed places
Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Valley Grassland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 1 likely
Green Cutworm Moth
Anicla infecta