Muhlenbergia pungens, the sandhill muhly or wickiup grass, is a variety of muhly grass which is found in the arid regions of western North America. It is named after the botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sandhill Muhly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sporobolus nealleyi
- Muhlenbergia porteri
- Sporobolus flexuosus
- Sporobolus airoides
- Muhlenbergia torreyi
- Muhlenbergia multiflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
- Species
- Muhlenbergia pungens
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