Spiked Muhly

Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.3 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 30 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
USA: Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.