Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Toff.). Plains Muhly Habit: Densely tufted perennial with hard bulblike scaly bases. Culms: Slender, wiry, 20-40 cm. tall, glabrous, erect in dense tufts. Blades: 2.5-10 cm. long, less than 2 mm. wide, erect or ascending, flat or involute-setaceous at least when dry. Ligule: Minute. Inflorescence: A narrow, contracted, somewhat spikelike, loosely flowered panicle 5-10 cm. long, 1-flowered, flower perfect, disarticulating above the glumes. Glumes: Subequal, acuminate-cuspidate, about 2 mm. long. Lemmas: Somewhat rigid, enclosing the palea, acuminate-cuspidate, minutely pubescent, 3-nerved. Palea: Thin, subequal. Fruit: Grain closely enveloped by the lemma. Habitat: Dry soil in prairies, stony slopes. July-September. Kansas Range: East three fifths. Use: Forage in prairies. Synonyms: Muhlenbergia brevifolia (Nutt.) M.E. Jones