Bamboo Muhly (Muhlenbergia dumosa) is a perennial grass that looks like a dainty bamboo. Its  bright-green foliage sprouts from elongated stems that, with their prominent joints, resemble  miniature bamboo canes. In late fall and into winter the foliage tips are decorated with masses of small flowers that give the plant a pale pinkish-green cast.  It grows on rocky slopes, canyon ledges, cliffs and open grassland from 2,000 to 6,000 feet in southern Arizona, Baja California and the Chihuahuan Desert region and is in the Poaceae or grass family.

This drought tolerant grass looks lusher with occasional water. Its tall wispy stems are attractive, dancing in the wind.  It spreads slowly and is easily controlled.

Bamboo Muhly is deer resistant and will attract pollinators.