PLANTS Profile for Danthonia spicata (poverty oatgrass)

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

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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.

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

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

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 09:25 AM MST