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Danthonia compressa Austin
flattened oatgrass

       
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Line Drawing of Danthonia compressa Austin
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 221. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Danthonia compressa Austin

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Synonyms:
Danthonia compressa Austin

  DAAL3 Danthonia allenii Austin
 

Distribution:
Danthonia compressa Austin

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USA (AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Danthonia compressa Austin

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 10 species in Danthonia
 

Classification:
Danthonia compressa Austin

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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 compressa Austin – flattened oatgrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Danthonia compressa Austin

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
flat oat grass              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Danthonia compressa Austin

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU- FACU- FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Danthonia compressa Austin

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

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 41637.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 09/24/2008 03:27 AM MDT