Taxon:  Muhlenbergia alopecuroides (Griseb.) P. M. Peterson & Columbus



Summary
Genus:
Muhlenbergia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Muhlenbergiinae
Nomen number:
497354
Place of publication:
Madroño 55:159.  2008
Verified:
05/02/2022 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lycurus alopecuroides Griseb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lycurus setosus (Nutt.) C. Reeder
Pleopogon setosus Nutt.

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Conservation Status

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbristly wolf's-tail as Lycurus setosus1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: as Lycurus setosus
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California (Norte) Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexasw.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornias.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevadas.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtahs.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia   
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas (w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.), Nevada (s.), Utah (s.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Sonora]
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Catamarca, Córdoba, Jujuy, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tucumán]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
  3. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=497354. Accessed 10 May 2026.