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Muhlenbergia rigida

Purple Muhly
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants

From Texas, New Mexico. Green clump to 2 ft. high and wide, producing 3-ft. spikes of brownish purple to deep purple flowers in late summer and fall.

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