Plants Profile for Danthonia californica (California oatgrass)

General Information
Symbol:	DACA3
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Characteristics
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Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CA, Berkeley. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
DAAM5	Danthonia americana Scribn.
DACAA	Danthonia californica Bol. var. americana (Scribn.) Hitchc.
DACAC7	Danthonia californica Bol. var. californica	California oatgrass
DACAP3	Danthonia californica Bol. var. palousensis H. St. John
DACAP4	Danthonia californica Bol. var. piperi H. St. John

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family
Genus	Danthonia DC. – oatgrass
Species	Danthonia californica Bol. – California oatgrass

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FAC
Great Plains	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FAC

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (DACA3)
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DAAM5)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DACA3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DACAA)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DACAP3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DACAP4)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (DACA3)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (DACA3)
Native Plants Network (DACA3)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Treatment (DACA3)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Illustration (DACA3)
The Grass Manual on the Web - Map (DACA3)

Wildlife

Food

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Cover

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Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover