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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Danthonia compressa
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Danthonia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Danthonia compressa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Danthonia compressa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-32-002:
Danthonia compressa FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Danthonia compressa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Danthonia compressa
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Oatgrass, Flattened Oatgrass, Allegheny Flyback
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_daco_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_daco_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0405s_33
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0405t_15
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0405t_20
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Culms rather loosely tufted, on average stouter and taller than D. spicata, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow s040523_a2
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Slender branches bearing 2-3 spikelets, looser than D. spicata, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm230609_3932
June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcompressa_lvl
June Avery County NC
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JK Marlow jkm0407m_02
July Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blades elongate, some commonly 20-25cm long, 2-3mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm0407m_17
July Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm0407u_14
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
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JK Marlow s040713_fh
July Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcompressa_brp
Month Unknown NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Danthonia compressa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Danthonia compressa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Danthonia compressa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-32-002:
Danthonia compressa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Danthonia compressa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Danthonia compressa
433
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Grassy balds, thin soils around rock outcrops, woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p310
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p359
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