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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Ear Muhly

Muhlenbergia arenacea
native · Central Texas

Ear Muhly is a grass native to Central Texas. It wants full sun and low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms white, green and brown in May–Nov.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Grass
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Bloom
May–Nov · white, green, brown
Soil
Takes caliche and clay

Where it grows

1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.