Poaceae
Danthonia

Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 690 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic. America to Central & E. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Introduced into:

Germany, Japan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Macoun, J. [78830] Canada K000702217 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Munro, D; Lyons, D.B. [1515] Canada K000702193 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Mohr, C. [3542] United States K000702181 Yes
Oct 1, 1960 Marie, F.F.; Rolland [24344] Canada K000702205 Yes
Oct 1, 1960 Scoggan, H.J. [9454] Canada K000702209 Yes
Oct 1, 1960 Fernald, M.L.; Long, B; Fogg, J.M. [76] Canada K000702207 Yes
Oct 1, 1960 Rouleau, E. [1783] Canada K000702208 Yes
Oct 1, 1960 Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [2595] Canada K000702206 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Senn, H.A. [861] Canada K000702199 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Marie, F.F.; Rolland Brunel, J.B.; Rousseau, Z. [17764] Canada K000702197 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Blake, S.F. [1372] United States K000702219 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [2590] Canada K000702194 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Sample, A.F. [373] United States K000702245 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000702222 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 J.K.S. [s.n.] United States K000702237 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K000702211 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Macoun, J.M. [26081] Canada K000702216 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Polunin, N. [10798] Greenland K000702168 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Polunin, N. [10798] Greenland K000702166 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Rosendahl, C.O. [514] United States K000702243 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Blake, S. [9440] United States K000702179 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Schwein [s.n.] United States K000702240 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Perry, L.M.; Roscoe, M.V. [66] Canada K000702204 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Wetzstein, A. [335] United States K000702248 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6140] United States K000702254 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Gray, A. [117] United States K000702246 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Ruth, A. [s.n.] United States K000702244 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Marie, F.F.; Rolland [29239] Canada K000702196 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000702247 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [199] Canada K000702195 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Leonard, E.C.; Killip, E.P. [526] United States K000702218 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Hitchcock, A.S. [1433] United States K000702235 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Griffiths, D. [326] United States K000702250 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Hitchcock, A.S. [23935] Canada K000702192 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Dore, W.G. [966] Canada K000702214 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Chase, A. [1431] United States K000702236 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Rousseau, J. [35429] Canada K000702212 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Blake, S.F. [5388] United States K000702221 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K000702187 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Latham, R. [s.n.] United States K000702220 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-580] Canada K000702215 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 F.V.C. [s.n.] United States K000702175 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 B.A.G. [s.n.] United States K000702249 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K000702210 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Curtiss, A.H. [5876] United States K000702234 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Blake, S.F. [9455] United States K000702239 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Rolland, F. [29187] Canada K000702188 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Hitchcock, A.S. [1430] United States K000702174 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Dore, W.G. [973] Canada K000702213 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K000702233 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Hermann, F.J. [8132] United States K000702229 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Ovrebo, R.T.; Sladewski, C.M. [W0222] United States K000702228 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Hooker [s.n.] United States K000702232 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr, H.A. [184] United States K000702231 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Weatherwax [s.n.] United States K000702230 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Chase, A. [1432] United States K000702227 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] United States K000702226 Yes
Jun 5, 1958 Pase, C.P. [706] United States K000702183 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [791] Canada K000702186 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3095] Canada K000702189 Yes
Pase, C.P. [615] United States K000702182 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000702172 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000702178 Yes
Ovrebo, R.T.; Sladewski, C.M. [W0303] United States K000702224 Yes
Leonard, E.C. [21129] United States K000702225 Yes
Ovrebo, R.T.; Sladewski, C.M. [W0303] United States K000702223 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Haesloop, J.G. [27117] United States K000702251 Yes
Macoun, J. [29884] Canada K000702200 Yes
Pamdenu Rd [s.n.] Canada K000702201 Yes
Chase, V.H. [8891] United States K000702252 Yes
Schubert, B.G.; Smith, L.B.; Rouleau, E. [s.n.] United States K000702171 Yes
Fendler, A. [941] United States K000702241 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K000702203 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [10423n.] United States K000702180 Yes
Lloyd, C.G. [s.n.] United States K000702184 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K000702173 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [558] United States K000702253 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K000702177 Yes
Chase, V.H. [15278] United States K000702170 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [5845] Canada K000702191 Yes
Perry, L.M.; Roscoe, M.V. [64] Canada K000702185 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000702176 Yes
Audeism, J.P. [644] United States K000702167 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K000702242 Yes
James, J.T. [3541] United States K000702169 Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Dore, W.G.; Cody; W.J. [47-388] Canada Danthonia spicata var. typica K000702198 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3216] Canada Danthonia spicata var. pinetorum K000702190 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0