Slimflower Muhly

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora (Willd.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Slimflower Muhly: Dicranoctetes brachyelytrifoliella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario, Québec

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.