Poaceae FAMILY

Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Muhlenbergia asperifolia is a spreading, perennial grass with elongated rhizomes; the culms can be ascending or decumbent and around 10 - 50cm long[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - British Columbia to Ontario, south to California, Texas and Maryland, through Mexico; S. America - Bolivia, Argentina, Chile

HabitatMoist, often alkaline meadows, playa margins, and sandy washes, on grassy slopes, and around seeps and hot springs; at elevations from 55 - 3,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Sandy bottoms, damp sands etc[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Dry soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].