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Box canyon muhly (Muhlenbergia palmeri)

Description

Muhlenbergia palmeri is a grass species described by George Vasey . Muhlenbergia palmeri is part of the genus muhlygräs , and the grass family. Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus is named in honor of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815).[8] Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest number are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, but there are also native species in Canada, Central, and South America and in Asia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Muhlenbergia