Muhlenbergia schreberi

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
Common Name:Nimblewill; Schreber's Muhly
Habitat:Fields, roadsides, lawns and other disturbed areas.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MUSC
Plant Notes:Nimblewill is a native herbaceous perennial in the Grass family (Poaceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Nimblewill grows in low forests, in shady lawns, along trails, and in other moist disturbed habitats. Plants are perennial and often stoloniferous, forming small patches. The stems are at first erect but becoming decumbent and rooting at the nodes with age. The stems are round, green or purplish in color, and glabrous. Leaves are alternate, linear to lanceolate in outline, and glabrous or scabridulous. Flowers are produced in narrow terminal panicles. The branches of the panicle are appressed. Panicles are grayish or silvery green in color. The lemma is awned and the glumes are tiny and inconspicuous. The fruit is a fusiform shaped grain. Nimblewill is somewhat weedy and can invade shady lawns and low areas along trails and paths.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Muhlenbergia
Species Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel. - Nimblewill; Schreber's Muhly

Citation

Citation Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat., ed. 13. 2(1): 171. 1791.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: PENNSYLVANIA:

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Anthipsimus gonopodus Anthipsimus gonopodus Rafinesque, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 105. 1819. OHIO
Cynodon diffusus Cynodon diffusus (Willdenow) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 303. 1825.Muhlenbergia diffusa Willdenow 1797. 
Dilepyrum minutiflorum Dilepyrum minutiflorum Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 40. 1803.  
Muhlenbergia botteri Muhlenbergia botteri E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 85. 1886. MEXICO
Muhlenbergia minutiflora Muhlenbergia minutiflora (Michaux) Hitchcock, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 14: 140. 1896.Dilepyrum minutiflorum Michaux 1803. 
Muhlenbergia palustris Muhlenbergia palustris Lamson-Scribner, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Bull. 11: 47. 1898. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Brightwood, Sep 1896, Steele s.n. (holotype: US)
Muhlenbergia schreberi subsp. palustris Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmelin, subsp. palustris (Lamson-Scribner) Lamson-Scribner, Rhodora 9: 17. 1907.Muhlenbergia palustris Lamson-Scribner 1898. 
Muhlenbergia schreberi var. palustris Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmelin, var. palustris (Lamson-Scribner) Lamson-Scribner ex B. L. Robinson, Rhodora 10: 65. 1908.Muhlenbergia palustris Lamson-Scribner 1898. 
Muhlenbergia diffusa Muhlenbergia diffusa Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 1: 320. 1797.  
Muhlenbergia schreberi var. palustris    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Etowah, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000017991 Crenshaw 6 Sep 1998 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
11403		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
UWAL0037903 Mobile 04 Nov 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8234.5		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi Gmel.
TROY000046809 Mobile 09 Oct 1968 Lelong, Michel G.
4806		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
UNA00004906 Tuscaloosa 07 Jul 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
JSU105685 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12324		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000012344 Geneva 08 Nov 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18603		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
AUA000017988 Choctaw 23 Jun 1994 CROUCH, VIRGINIA E.
1083		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
AUA000017989 Coffee 27 Jul 1989 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
6168		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
UNA00054550 Blount 12 Oct 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1719		 UNA
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
UNA00004926 Madison 23 Sep 1881 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
JSU105686 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10199		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000042234 Covington 15 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22633a		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmelin
UWAL0015208 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1403		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmelin
UWAL0034096 Cleburne 19 Sep 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14453		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
AUA000017993 Jefferson 29 Sep 2005 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
15846		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
AUA000017994 Lee 29 Sep 1971 BOONE, ALLISON
56 E.		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
JSU156356 Madison 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6247		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100059 Calhoun 14 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5320		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100064 Etowah 08 Oct 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4417		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100066 Etowah 26 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4035		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100070 Marshall 25 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3133		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100060 Cherokee 03 Nov 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9524		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
ALNHS00010680 Sumter 03 Oct 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4949		 ALNHS
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
JSU100063 Cherokee 08 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6651		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000027492 Lowndes 02 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20336		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000038354 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1403		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmelin
TROY000033232 Barbour 01 Oct 2011 Dykes, Bailee
178		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
UWAL0012468 Butler 16 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23384		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
AUA000017995 Pike 6 Sep 1998 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
11404		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
UWAL0046593 Autauga 03 Nov 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
236		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
AUA000017992 Houston 18 Sep 1993 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
8791		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
UNA00004916 Tuscaloosa 05 Oct 1955 Harper, Roland M.
4338		 UNA
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
UWAL0032939 Lawrence 13 Oct 2005 England, J. Kevin
6857		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000027491 Jefferson 29 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15846		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000012341 Coffee 03 May 2000 Martin, Brian H.
692		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU105683 Blount 12 Oct 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1719		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
UWAL0016564 Calhoun 02 Oct 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13866		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
AUA000044018 Madison 8 Oct 2020 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
7868		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
UWAL0057848 St. Clair 16 Oct 2021 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16954		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel
UNA00004901 Tuscaloosa 30 Sep 1959 Harper, Roland M.
4431		 UNA
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
AUA000033400 Cleburne 19 Sep 2015 SPAULDING, DANIEL D.
14453		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
TROY000012343 Conecuh 30 Sep 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
12157		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000012342 Coffee 08 Dec 1999 Martin, Brian H.
388		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100069 Jackson 21 Sep 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9973		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100068 Jackson 31 Oct 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1546		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
TROY000045095 Autauga 03 Nov 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
236		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
UWAL0057863 Chambers 23 Oct 2021 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16972		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel
AUA000017996 Pike 21 Oct 1994 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9441		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
TROY000035953 Butler 16 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23384		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
UWAL0010433 Covington 15 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22633.1		 UWAL
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
ALNHS00001732 Jackson 26 Oct 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
HC-401		 ALNHS
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
AUA000017987 Bullock 5 Oct 1992 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
8474		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
TROY000012345 Monroe 27 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18475		 TROY
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100067 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6852		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100062 Clay 15 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5312		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU156357 Cherokee 03 Nov 1996 Whetstone, R. David
sn		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
JSU100065 Etowah 30 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4058		 JSU
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin
AUA000017990 Conecuh 25 Sep 1987 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
3647		 AUA
MUHLENBERGIA SCHREBERI J. F. GMEL.
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