Participant Info

Species

Muhlenbergia andina [Calamagrostis andina]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

foxtail muhly

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1922

LatestDate

2004

Ecosystem

shrubland, foothill, montane, sanddunes

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Foxtail muhly has been vouchered fairly often from both sides of the Watershed. The habitat varies, from open rocky slopes to wet meadows, from basin (Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co) to upper montane (Wolf Creek pass, Mineral Co). Weber and Wittmann (2012) found Muhlenbergia andina "in seepage at bases of cliffs and rocky outcrops." The USA distribution consists of scattered locations in all Western states. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage only two counties into New Mexico.

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