Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia schreberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This multi-stem plant usually sprawls on the ground and roots at the nodes. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Learn more from the Humane Gardener's article about The Best Native Grass You've Never Heard of.
Nimblewill is one of the few grasses that will thrive in shaded, moist sites. It can be used to suppress the invasive exotic Japanese Stiltgrass, Microstegium vimineum, which also thrives in shaded moist areas, per the University of Georgia Extension guide Native Plants for Georgia Part IV: Grasses and Sedges.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia schreberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-003:
Muhlenbergia schreberi FAMILY Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Nimblewill
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Muhlenbergia schreberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Muhlenbergia schreberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-45-003:
Muhlenbergia schreberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
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