Muhlenbergia glomerata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Muhlenbergia glomerata
In Montana, USA
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Muhlenbergia
Species:	glomerata

Muhlenbergia glomerata is a species of grass known as spiked muhly and marsh muhly. It is native to North America, where it occurs across Canada and the northern half of the United States.

Description

This grass produces branching stems up to 1.2 meters tall from a network of rhizomes. The inflorescence is a narrow panicle of spikelets which are up to 8 millimeters long.

Distribution and habitat

This North American grass is found in moist areas in various habitat types. It grows in bogs, marshes, meadows, ditches, fens, swamps, riversides and lakeshores, hot springs, wet forests, alvars, and seasonally flooded land. It occurs in cooler, more moist places than many other C₄ species. It occurs less often in dry places.