Muhlenbergia (rigens)
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Allegra Mount Seed Lab Manager Borderlands Restoration PO Box 1191 Patagonia, Arizona 85624 949-690-2592 borderlands.restoration@gmail.com www.borderlandsrestoration.org |
| Family Scientific Name: | Poaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Grass Family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc. | ||
| Common Name: | Deergrass | ||
| Ecotype: | Madrean Archipelago | ||
| General Distribution: |
Found in wet areas across the southwestern United States and central Mexico at elevations of 90-2500m (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1993+). It often grows along streams, drainages and washes on substrate ranging from sand to rock (Flora of North America Editorial Committee). |
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| Propagation Goal: | Plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | Seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Panicles are ready for seed collection when they are a golden-brown color and seeds come readily off the panicle. Collecting the entire inflorescences by snipping them off with garden clippers or by hand is the best way to obtain large amounts of seed from deergrass plants. | ||
| Propagule Processing: |
Panicles can be cleaned individually by running the seed head through the fingers and breaking off the florets with fingernails. Another recommended method to remove the seed from the seed head is to bundle the panicles and beat them on a tarp or in a bucket (Anderson n.d.). At this time, the MAPP seed facility does not have equipment to fully clean grass seed material down to the grain. Orthodox storage is assumed. |
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| References: |
Anderson, M. “Plant Guide for Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth,) A.S. Hitchc.” USDA NRCS Plant Guide. USDA-National Resources Conservation Service, National Plant Data Center, University of California, Davis, California. n.d. Web. https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_muri2.pdf [2017, January 11]. Borderlands Restoration Network (2018). BRN Native Plant Materials Program Database. Unpublished Raw Data. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 20+ vols. New York and Oxford, 1993+. |
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Citation:
Allen-Cantú, Juniper; Claverie, Francesca; McNelis, Perin; Mount, Allegra. 2018. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc. Plants Borderlands Restoration Patagonia, Arizona. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
