Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Danthonia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Danthonia epilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Danthonia epilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Danthonia sericea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-32-001b:
Danthonia sericea var. epilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Danthonia epilis
COMMON NAME:
Bog Oatgrass
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdepilis_pc3
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Panicle 5-10cm long, the branches bearing 2-6 spikelets, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmdepilis_pc5
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Nearly glabrous foliage, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
COMPARE
foliage of Danthonia species
Patrick D. McMillan pdmdepilis_pcseep1
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Lemmas villous on margins only, awns 10-12mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.