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Muhlenbergia ramosa (Muhlenbergia ramosa)

Description

Muhlenbergia ramosa is a grass species that was first described by Eduard Hackel , and was given his current name by Tomitaro Makino . Muhlenbergia ramosa is included in the genus muhlygrass , and the family grass . Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.The genus is named in honor of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest number are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, but there are also native species in Canada, Central and South America and in Asia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Muhlenbergia