Muhly Grass – Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Plant Identification Learning Module:
Ornamentals

Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

Clumping upright grass growing 3 to 4 feet tall. Fine textured leaves (blades) are simple, linear and green in color. Veins are parallel. Delicate, pink to purple flowers appear in a mass in the fall. A white form is also available.

Muhly grass in El Paso Texas — **Courtesy of Wynn Anderson, Centennial Museum’s Chihuahuan Desert Project, University of Texas at El Paso**

Flower of muhly grass — **Photo credit: Mary Keim.** Some rights reserved (CC-by-nc-sa 2.0).

Green foliage of Muhly grass — **Photo credit: Elizabeth A. Sellars/**NBII.Gov

Plant Identification Learning Module:
Ornamentals

Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

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Plant Identification Learning Module:Ornamentals

Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

Plant Identification Learning Module:
Ornamentals