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| ## seep muhly {#seep-muhly .Title-Header}                             |
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| *Muhlenbergia reverchoni* Vasey & Scribn.                             |
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| Plant Symbol = MURE2                                                  |
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*Contributed By: USDA NRCS National Plant Data*

*Center*

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## Uses

Because seep muhly is tough and wiry, it is grazed mostly during the
winter. Where adapted, tt is a good conservation plant on steep highly
erodible soils.

## Status

Please consult the PLANTS Web site and your State Department of Natural
Resources for this plant's current status, such as, state noxious status
and wetland indicator values.

## Description

Grass Family (Poaceae). Seep muhly is a native, warm‑season, perennial
bunch grass. The height ranges from 1 to 3 feet. The leaf blade is
narrow, 6 to 10 inches long. The upper blades are shorter than lower
ones, mostly twisting and sharp pointed. The leaf sheath is mostly basal
and longer than the internodes. The seedhead is an open panicle about 10
inches long with branchlets 1 to 2 inches long and 1 to 8 spikelets
each. There is a short awn on the lemma of each spikelet.

*Distribution*: For current distribution, please consult the Plant
Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.

# Management

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 grazing deferments of
at least 90 days result in a forage reserve for winter. Seep muhly
withstands frequent burning primarily because it grows on moist to wet
sites.

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# Establishment

Growth starts in the early spring. If moisture is scarce, plants may
become semi-dormant during midsummer and green up again in the fall.
Foliage is usually a mixture of old and new growth. The seedheads form
in the late summer and early fall. It will form dense bunches and grow
in almost pure stands. Old basal sheaths form a curly, fibrous mass. It
is adapted to rocky, highly calcareous, often mesic hillsides containing
seeps.

## Cultivars, Improved and Selected Materials (and area of origin) 

Please contact your local NRCS Field Office.

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**Reference**

Leithead, H.L., L.L. Yarlett, & T.N. Shiflett. 1976. 100 native forage
grasses in 11 southern states. USDA SCS *Agriculture Handbook No. 389*,
Washington, DC.

## Prepared By & Species Coordinator:

*Percy Magee*, USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana

Edited: 13may02 ahv; jul03 ahv; 20sep05 jsp; 070116 jsp

For more information about this and other plants, please contact your
local NRCS field office or Conservation District, and visit the PLANTS
Web site\<[http://plants.usda.gov](http://plants.usda.gov/)\> or the
Plant Materials Program Web site
\<[http://Plant-Materials.nrcs.usda.gov](http://Plant-Materials.nrcs.usda.gov/)\>

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