Muhlenbergia rigens - Deergrass

Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens) is a clump-forming perennial grass native to western North America, its seeds ground into flour and its long stems used as the foundation of coiled baskets.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Fibre¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹
• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Muhlenbergia rigens | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 3 seconds ↩