Muhlenbergia paniculata(Nutt.) P.M.Peterson

WFO wfo-0000918206 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Cleveland Powell
fig. a Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-02 / obs. 193834856
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Laura Holloway
fig. b Laura Holloway, CC0 1.0 / obs. 158465454
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Laura Holloway
fig. c Laura Holloway, CC0 1.0 / obs. 81215996
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Matt Lavin
fig. d Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159875909
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. e Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 7882273
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. f Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 7848953
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. g Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 3916344
Muhlenbergia paniculata, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. h Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 3847441

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Native range 27 botanical countries

Regions where Muhlenbergia paniculata is native: Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest AlbertaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoIllinoisIowaKansasLouisianaManitobaMexico NortheastMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNew MexicoNorth DakotaOklahomaSaskatchewanSouth DakotaTexasUtahWisconsinWyomingArgentina NortheastArgentina Northwest
Native distribution of Muhlenbergia paniculata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alberta ABT NORTHERN AMERICA
Arizona ARI
Arkansas ARK
California CAL
Colorado COL
Illinois ILL
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Louisiana LOU
Manitoba MAN
Mexico Northeast MXE
Minnesota MIN
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
New Mexico NWM
North Dakota NDA
Oklahoma OKL
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 4 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Lepturus paniculatus Nutt.
  • Rottboellia paniculata (Nutt.) Spreng.
  • Schedonnardus texanus Steud.
  • Spirochloe paniculata (Nutt.) Lunell

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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