Scratchgrass

Muhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees & Meyen ex Trin.) Parodi - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.