Danthonia is a genus of Eurasian, North African, and American plants in the grass family.[3] Members of this genus are sometimes referred to as oatgrass, but that common name is not restricted to this genus. Other common names include heathgrass and wallaby grass.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Australian species have since been reclassified into the genus Rytidosperma.[11]
A number of species which were formerly classified under Danthonia are now included in Amphibromus, Astrebla, Chionochloa, Joycea, Karroochloa, Monachather, Merxmuellera, Notodanthonia, Plinthanthesis, Rytidosperma or Schismus.
Danthonia is a genus of Eurasian, North African, and American plants in the grass family. Members of this genus are sometimes referred to as oatgrass, but that common name is not restricted to this genus. Other common names include heathgrass and wallaby grass. Australian species have since been reclassified into the genus Rytidosperma.
Species Danthonia alpina Vest – central + southern Europe; Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus Danthonia annableae P.M.Peterson & Rúgolo – Bolivia, Argentina Danthonia araucana Phil. – Chile Danthonia boliviensis Renvoize – Bolivia Danthonia × breviaristata (Beck) Vierh – France, Italy, Austria, Czech Rep, Romania Danthonia breviseta Hack. – Rio de Janeiro Danthonia californica Bol. – BC ALB SAS WA OR CA NV ID UT MT WY SD CO AZ NM; Chile Danthonia cernua Döll – Brazil Danthonia chaseana Conert – Minas Gerais Danthonia chiapasensis Davidse – Chiapas Danthonia chilensis É.Desv. – Argentina, Chile incl Juan Fernández Is Danthonia cirrata Hack. & Arechav. – Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay Danthonia compressa Austin – mountain oatgrass, flattened oatgrass, slender oatgrass – eastern North America from Georgia to Nova Scotia + Ontario Danthonia decumbens (L.) DC. – common heath grass – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus Danthonia domingensis Hack. & Pilg. – Hispaniola, Jamaica Danthonia holm-nielsenii Laegaard – Ecuador Danthonia intermedia Vasey – timber oatgrass, intermediate oatgrass – western United States, Canada, Russian Far East Danthonia malacantha (Steud.) Pilg. – Chile incl Juan Fernández Is Danthonia melanathera (Hack.) Bernardello – Argentina Danthonia montevidensis Hack. & Arechav. – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay Danthonia parryi Scribn. – ALB SAS CO MT WY NM Danthonia rhizomata Swallen – Brazil, Uruguay Danthonia rugoloana Sulekic – Salta Danthonia secundiflora J.Presl – from Mexico to Uruguay Danthonia sericea Nutt. – eastern + central United States Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult. – poverty oatgrass, poverty grass – from Alaska + Greenland to Veracruz Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun – onespike oatgrass – ALB BC SAS WA ID MT OR WY SD UT NV CA Formerly includedA number of species which were formerly classified under Danthonia are now included in Amphibromus, Astrebla, Chionochloa, Joycea, Karroochloa, Monachather, Merxmuellera, Notodanthonia, Plinthanthesis, Rytidosperma or Schismus.
