Muhlenbergia reverchoni Vasey and Scribn., seep muhly 
DESCRIPTION 
Warm-season, perennial bunch grass. 
Height: 1 to 3 feet. 
Leaf blade: Narrow; 6 to 10 inches long; upper blades 
shorter than lower ones ; mostly twisting and sharp pointed. 
Leaf sheath: Mostly basal ; longer than internodes. 
Seedhead: Open panicle about 10 inches long; branchlets 1 to 
2 inches long with 1 to 8 spikelets each; a short awn on 
lemma of each spikelet. 
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS 
Growth starts in early spring. If moisture is scarce, plants may 
become semidormant during midsummer and green up again in 
fall. Foliage is usually a mixture of old and new growth. Seed- 
heads form in late summer and early fall. Forms dense bunches 
and grows in almost pure stands. Old basal sheaths form a curly, 
fibrous mass. 
DISTRIBUTION 
Only in Texas and Oklahoma. 
SITE ADAPTATION 
Adapted to rocky, highly calcareous, often seepy hillsides. 
USE AND MANAGEMENT 
Because seep muhly is tough and wiry, it is grazed mostly dur- 
ing winter. It is a good conservation plant on steep, highly 
erodible soils where adapted. 
This grass is seldom selected as a key management species. 
When selected, no more than 50 percent of current year’s growth 
by weight should be removed at any season. Summer and fall graz- 
ing deferments of at least 90 days result in a forage reserve for 
winter. Seep muhly withstands frequent burning primarily be- 
cause it grows on moist to wet sites. 
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