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Muhlenbergia
asperifolia
(Nees & Meyen ex Trin.) Parodi
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Published In:
Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria 6: 117, f. 1. 1928. (
Revista Fac. Agron. Veterin. (Buenos Aires)
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GROWTH: Lifespan :
Perennial
Life form :
Herbaceous
Stem consistency :
Firm
Stem height (cm) :
10 to 50
Vegetative reproduction :
Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex :
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type :
Panicle
Inflorescence position :
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm) :
6 to 15
POACEAE Spikelet density :
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm) :
1.5 to 2
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets) :
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory] :
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission) :
Without secondary abscission
Human edible :
Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use :
Grains eaten by Native Americans (Couplan 1998).
References :
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
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