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Danthonia sericea Nutt.
downy danthonia

       
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©James H. Miller. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Danthonia sericea Nutt.

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Distribution:
Danthonia sericea Nutt.

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NH, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Danthonia sericea Nutt.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 10 species in Danthonia
 

Classification:
Danthonia sericea Nutt.

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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 sericea Nutt. – downy danthonia
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Danthonia sericea Nutt.

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 FACU- NO NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Danthonia sericea Nutt.

  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 sericea Nutt.

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 41635.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/31/2008 01:39 PM MDT