Poaceae
Muhlenbergia

Muhlenbergia sylvatica Torr.

First published in A.Gray, N. Amer. Gram. 1: 13 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schweinitz, L.D. [s.n.] K000907313 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1987] United States K002939491 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002939482 Yes
MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [348] United States K002939493 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002939475 Yes
{Short} [s.n.] United States K002939494 Yes
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] Canada K002939474 Yes
Pammel, L.H.; Cratty, R.I. [931] United States K002939485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002939484 Yes
Schrader [s.n.] United States K002939492 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002939487 Yes
s.coll. [161] Canada K002939476 Yes
Wilson, F. [52] United States K002939496 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002939488 Yes
Torrey, J [s.n.] K000907314 Unknown Type Material Yes
Townsend, D. [s.n.] United States K002939490 Yes
W.D. [s.n.] United States K002939483 Yes
F.V.C. [s.n.] United States K002939489 Yes
Macoun, J. [26245] Canada K002939479 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] K000907312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandberg, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002939477 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [171] United States K002939486 Yes
Barbour, W.C. [315] United States K002939495 Yes
Senn, H.A. [734] Canada K002939480 Yes
Perdue, R.E. [2142] United States K002939481 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1871] Canada K002939478 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0