Purple Muhly (Muhlenbergia rigida)

   

Muhlenbergia rigida, Upper Cave Creek, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise Co., Arizona. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common Names: Bush Muhly, "Nashville"
• Scientific Name: Muhlenbergia rigida (meeu-len-BER-ji-uh RI-jih-duh)
• Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
• Geographic Range: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.
• Description: Grass, up to 2 ft tall.
• Landscape Usage: Drought tolerant; small, low growing; light green foliage; purple-tan spikes.

Last Update: 3 Nov 2004