"El Toro" (Muhlenbergia emersleyi)

   

"El Toro" cultivar, Muhlenbergia emersleyi. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common Names: "El Toro"
• Scientific Name: Muhlenbergia emersleyi (meeu-len-BER-ji-uh em-MURZ-lee-eye)
• Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
• Geographic Range: Throughout U.S., native to the Southwest.
• Description: Grass, 2-3 ft high.
• Landscape Usage: Grows densely; full to partial shade; drought tolerant.

Last Update: 3 Nov 2004