Muhlenbergia dumosa Lynn Lowrey That plant is Morella caroliniensis

That plant is Morella caroliniensis

and thrives on exactly the conditions that defeat softer plants: blazing sun

and bees and the occasional hummingbird work the flowers steadily

the long arc of subtropical islands south of Japan

Muhlenbergia dumosa Lynn Lowrey That plant is Morella caroliniensisMuhlenbergia dumosa, bamboo muhly, is a desert born grass with the grace of bamboo, drifting like cloud shadow across the canyon floor. From the arid uplands and rocky washes of northern Mexico and southern Arizona, where sun scorched cliffs and canyon walls shaped the character of the species, bamboo muhly evolved to thrive on dry air and lean soils, and yet carries the fluid elegance of true bamboo, swaying at the faintest breeze. The genus honors