Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Hook.) Rydb.
Common Name: PLAINS MUHLY
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Grass
Status: X
Muhlenbergia cuspidata clump A. A. Reznicek clump

Collected on rocky edges of bluffs at Cliff Mine (O. A. Farwell 1895, BLH) and at Eagle Harbor (T. E. Boyce 3375 in 1885, GH).

The culms are erect in this species, with bulb-like offshoots at the base. Farwell (1904) notes that he collected "in the crevices of rocks on bluffs near Clifton."

Locations

Keweenaw County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. October 24, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2154.