Muhlenbergia schreberi

Muhlenbergia schreberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species: M. schreberi
Binomial name
Muhlenbergia schreberi
J.F.Gmel.

Muhlenbergia schreberi (nimblewill) is a grass species native to North America.

Turf grass

It is considered a southern turf type lawn grass and turns brown in the winter. This makes it a lesser grass for northern climate lawns. It is shade tolerant and tends to be an aggressive grass spreading throughout a lawn once it gets established.

Ecology

This species is eaten by the bug Stenodema vicinum, and is also eaten by cattle and other hoofed herbivores. The seeds can be distributed by sticking to animal hoofs or shoes.[1]

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