Latin name: Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) Hitchc.
  Pronunciation: mew-len-BUR-gee-a RY-jens

  Common name: Deergrass
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Dry or damp places to 7000', canyons,
  stream bottoms, valley grasslands, yellow pine
  forest, chaparral

  Blooming period: June to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Muhlenbergia
  2) rigens
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