About Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn.
Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. is a perennial bunchgrass. It produces wiry, knotted stems that reach up to around 80 centimeters in height. Its inflorescence is an open cluster of spreading, thread-thin branches that hold small, awned spikelets. This grass blooms in May and June. The species was named in honor of Thomas Conrad Porter. This bunchgrass is native to North America. It grows across the southwestern United States, ranging from the southern Great Basin and Four Corners region to the northern Mexican Plateau and the Baja California Peninsula. It naturally occurs in specific ecoregions: the California deserts, the Great Plains from far southern Colorado into western Texas, and the Chihuahuan Desert. It grows at elevations between 610 and 1,900 metres (2,000–6,230 ft), in rocky and shrubby habitats such as shadscale scrub, creosote bush scrub, desert grassland, and Joshua Tree woodlands.
