Poaceae
Muhlenbergia

Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

First published in Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 191 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. to Guatemala, Caribbean. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • 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.
  • Peterson, P.M. & al. (2023). Taxonomic revision of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae, Muhlenbergiinae) in Central America: phylogeny and classification. PhytoKeys 230: 1-106.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • 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?
Swallen, J.R. [2726] Mexico K002409651 Yes
Wright, C. [256] K002880096 Yes
Wright, C. [3836] Cuba K002880097 Yes
Latimer [s.n.] United States K002409040 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002409041 Yes
Contreras Jiménez, J.L. [6596] Mexico K002409649 Yes
s.coll. [259] Bahamas, The K002880095 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002409039 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Weakley, A.S.; LeBlond, R.J. [14236] United States K002409052 Yes
Drummond [339] K002409029 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5242] United States K002409036 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K002409035 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] K002409042 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [11186] Cuba K002880093 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11018] United States K002409055 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002409026 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3401ß] United States K002409032 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] K002409062 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9754] United States K002409046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002409060 Yes
Fredholm, A. [6159] United States K002409034 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] K002409043 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002409061 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11046] United States K002409054 Yes
Rugel [s.n.] K002409049 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [12421] Mexico K002409648 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K000907337 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [339] United States K002409056 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [[3401]] K002409058 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002409050 Yes
Phipps, J.B.; MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [3646] United States K002409048 Yes
Leavenworth [s.n.] United States K002409027 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5330] United States K002409033 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002409030 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S.; Eaton, A.A. [99] United States K002409028 Yes
Fredholm, A. [6092] United States K002409038 Yes
Drummond [334] United States K002409059 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [403] Bahamas, The K002880094 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002409053 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3401] United States K002409031 Yes
Carpenter, M. [s.n.] K002409044 Yes
Reeder, J.R.; Reeder, C.G. [2187] Mexico K002409650 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3401] United States K002409037 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Weakley, A.S.; LeBlond, R.J. [14241] United States K002409047 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9870] United States K002409045 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Leisner, R.S. [21173] United States K002409051 No

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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