Danthonia spicata

Danthonia spicata

Danthonia spicata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Danthonia
Species: Danthonia spicata

Name

Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult., 1817

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Avena spicata L., Sp. Pl.: 80 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Avena glumosa Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 72 (1803), nom. superfl.
  • Danthonia glumosa P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 92 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Triodia glumosa P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr., Atlas: 12 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Merathrepta spicata (L.) Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830).
  • Pentameris spicata (L.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470 (1913).
  • Danthonia spicata var. typica Fernald, Rhodora 45: 242 (1943), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Danthonia spiciformis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 160 (1812), nom. nud.
  • Avena spiciformis Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 690 (1817), pro syn.
  • Danthonia spicata var. villosa Peck, Rep. (Annual) New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 47: 168 (1894).
  • Danthonia spicata var. pinetorum Piper, Erythea 7: 103 (1899).
  • Danthonia spicata var. longipila Scribn. & Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 30: 7 (1901).
  • Danthonia thermalis Scribn., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 30: 5 (1901).
  • Merathrepta pinetorum (Piper) Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 122 (1906).
  • Merathrepta thermale (Scribn.) A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 5: 120 (1909).
  • Merathrepta thermale var. pinetorum (Piper) Fedde & Just, Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 37: 128 (1911).
  • Pentameris thermalis (Scribn.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470 (1913).
  • Danthonia pinetorum (Piper) Piper in C.V.Piper & R.K.Beattie, Fl. N.W. Coast: 46 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Yorkt, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regional: Northeast North America Greenland Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeas Introduced into: Japan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1817. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 1. XXVIII+642 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. : 2:690.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Danthonia spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Danthonia spicata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Danthonia spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 September 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Danthonia spicata. Published online. Accessed: September 16 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Danthonia spicata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: دنطوان سنبلي
• English: poverty oatgrass

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