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Danthonia spicata (L. ) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Poverty grass; Poverty oatgrass; Danthonia thermalis Scribn

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Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
poverty oatgrass

       
Symbol:   DASP2  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N
GL    N
SPM    N



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Line Drawing of Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions . Vol. 1: 220. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society . Scanned by Omnitek Inc . Usage Requirements .
 
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Synonyms:
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

  DASPL Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. var. longipila Scribn. & Merr.
  DASPP Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. var. pinetorum Piper
  DATH3 Danthonia thermalis Scribn.
 

Distribution:
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

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USA ( AK , AL , AR , AZ, CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE, NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

View 338 genera in Poaceae , 10 species in Danthonia
 

Classification:
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Danthonia DC. – oatgrass
Species Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. – poverty oatgrass
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller             Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account , distribution map , and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41642.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

 
 
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