Gulf Coast Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

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Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.

Gulf Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass, Pink Muhly

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Muhlenbergia capillaris var. capillaris

USDA Symbol: MUCA2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

Hairy-awn Muhly or Gulf Muhly is usually a 1 1/2-3 ft. perennial grass with a large, airy, much-branched seed head up to half as long as the entire plant. The spikelets are purple. In fall the plant takes on a feathery, deep pink hue.

The genus of this plant is named for Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815), also Heinrich Ludwig Muehlenberg, or Henry Muhlenberg, who was a German-educated Lutheran minister and the first president of Franklin College, now Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania. He is most famous due to his work in the field of botany. An accomplished botanist, chemist, and minerologist, Henry is credited with classifying and naming 150 species of plants in his 1785 work Index Flora Lancastriensis. Muhlenberg's work and collaboration with European botanists led to great advances in the study of plants and earned him the distinction as America's first outstanding botanist.

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall, often shorter.
Leaf: Yellow-Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Distribution: MA to s. IL & s.e. KS, s. to FL & e. TX, south through Mexico to Guatemala
Native Habitat: Sandy, pine openings; prairies; dry, exposed ledges

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low , Medium
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Sandy soils. Sandy, Sandy Loam, Clayey soils, Rocky soils.
Conditions Comments: In the fall, gulf muhly creates a stunning pink to lavender floral display. It functions well in meadow gardens and as a general garden plant.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Deer Resistant: High

Information and photos from:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MUCA2

Image Information

Photographer: Wasowski, Sally and Andy
Accession date: 2006-07-03
Filename: SAW_02278.JPG
Slide Index: W06702
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wasowski Collection
Original Format: 35 MM
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Whole Plant(s)
Date Taken: 2000-01-00
NPIN Image Id: 23332

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