Danthonia spicata

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Family:POACEAE
Species:Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Common Name:Poverty Oatgrass
Habitat:Open sites with thin, gravely soils.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Danthonia
Species Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. - Poverty Oatgrass

Citation

Citation Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) P. Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis. 2: 690. 1817.
Basionym: Avena spicata L. 1753.
Type: USA: PENNSYLVANIA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 95.24). Lectotypified by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 123. 1908.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Avena glumosa Avena glumosa Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 72. 1803, nom. illegit.Avena spicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Avena spicata Avena spicata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 80. 1753. PENNSYLVANIA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 95.24). Lectotypified by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 123. 1908.
Danthonia glumosa Danthonia glumosa Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 92, 153, 160. 1812, nom. illegit.Avena glumosa Michaux 1803, nom. illegit.; Avena spicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Danthonia pinetorum Danthonia pinetorum (Piper) Piper, in Piper & Beattie, Fl. N.W. Coast 46. 1915.Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. pinetorum Piper 1899. 
Danthonia spicata var. longipila Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. longipila Lamson-Scribner & Merrill, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Circ. 30: 7. 1901. ARKANSAS: Benton Co.: Without data, Plank 38 (holotype: ?; isotype: US).
Danthonia spicata var. pinetorum Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. pinetorum Piper, Erythea 7: 103. 1899. WASHINGTON: Mason Co.: Without locality, 13 Jul 1890, Piper 943 (lectotype: US). Lectotypified by Darbyshire & Pavlick, Phytologia 82: 74. 1997.
Danthonia spicata var. typica Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. typica Fernald, Rhodora 45: 242. 1943, nom. inadmiss.Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes 1817; Avena spicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Danthonia spicata var. villosa Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. villosa Peck, Rep. (Annual) New York State Mus. 47: 168. 1894. NEW YORK
Danthonia thermale Danthonia thermale Lamson-Scribner, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Circ. 30: 5. 1901. WYOMING: Yellowstone National Park, dry slopes about the geyser formation, Norris, 25 Jul 1899, Nelson & Nelson 6140 (holotype: US; isotype: NY).
Merathrepta thermale Merathrepta thermale (Lamson-Scribner) A. Heller, Muhlenbergia 5: 120. 1909.Danthonia thermale Lamson-Scribner 1901. 
Merathrepta thermale var. pinetorum Merathrepta thermale (Lamson-Scribner) A. Heller, var. pinetorum (Piper) A. Heller ex Fedde & Schuster, Just's Bot. Jahresber. 37: 128. 1911.Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. pinetorum Piper 1899. 
Merathrepta pinetorum Merathrepta pinetorum (Piper) Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 122. 1906.Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. pinetorum Piper 1899. 
Pentameris spicata Pentameris spicata (Linnaeus) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride, Bot. Gaz. 56: 470. 1913.Avena spicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Pentameris thermale Pentameris thermale (Lamson-Scribner) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride, Bot. Gaz. 56: 470. 1913.Danthonia thermale Lamson-Scribner 1901. 
Danthonia spicata var. longipila Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes, var. longipila Lamson-Scribner & Merrill, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Circ. 30: 7. 1901. ARKANSAS: Benton Co.: Without data, Plank 38 (holotype: ?; isotype: US).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0039704 Lowndes 08 Apr 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28168		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108517 St. Clair 14 Jun 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7217		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
TROY000046702 Marengo 13 May 2013 England, J. Kevin
4241		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108500 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4769		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056498 Jackson 08 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1792		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
UWAL0018173 DeKalb 17 May 1985 Kral, Robert
72538		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv ex R&S
TROY000026975 Chilton 03 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15256		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00050697 Marshall 4 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1919		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108509 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
623		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108514 Randolph 11 May 1999 Kral, Robert
88346		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0013786 Fayette 09 May 2010 Younghance, Steve L.
303		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056510 Madison 23 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
610		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108501 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4769		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056501 Morgan 10 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1855		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
UWAL0050323 Montgomery 17 Apr 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29223		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
TROY000026977 Tallapoosa 30 Apr 2004 Kral, Robert
95082		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
TROY000049389 Montgomery 17 Apr 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29223		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108510 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
620		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108499 Colbert 26 May 1972 Kral, Robert
46676		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0032711 Franklin 16 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6354		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
AUA000016103 Lee 15 Jun 1959 Banks, Donald J.
 AUA
Danthonia Spicata (L.) P. Beauv. Ex Roem. & Schult.
TROY000028445 Colbert 18 May 2004 Kral, Robert
95187		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056499 Randolph 29 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1580		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
UWAL0034147 DeKalb 06 May 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14242		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
ALNHS00005663 Tuscaloosa 09 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3756		 ALNHS
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv.
JSU145999 Calhoun 31 May 1993 Hutchinson, Francine
1576		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0032713 Colbert 19 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6383		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
TROY000046345 Lowndes 08 Apr 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28168		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108506 Jackson 04 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4260		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108515 Randolph 15 May 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
228		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00064218 Colbert 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R.D.
17934		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
TROY000042151 Calhoun 18 May 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12903		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108512 Marshall 10 May 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1557		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0002395 Calhoun 18 May 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12903		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
TROY000037821 Fayette 09 May 2010 Younghance, Steven L.
303		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056459 Greene 25 May 1972 Becker, Bill
12		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108502 Fayette 12 May 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9744		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108518 Winston 02 Jun 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3063A		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108504 Jackson 18 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1820		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056533 Dallas 22 May 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108496 Cherokee 06 May 1980 Whetstone, R. David
9960		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
AUA000016105 Randolph Jun 1986 Nixon, C.F.
2454		 AUA
Danthonia Spicata (L.) P. Beauv. Ex Roem. & Schult.
JSU108513 Marshall 24 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1859		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
ALNHS00002397 Cleburne 10 Jun 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1212		 ALNHS
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU156414 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16174		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108505 Jackson 04 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4260		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108507 Jackson 26 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1834		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00064150 Fayette 12 May 1979 Whetstone, R.D.
9735		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
TROY000038720 Marengo 01 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3423		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0017517 Marengo 13 May 2013 England, J. Kevin
4241		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0010332 Marengo 01 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3423		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
TROY000026976 Fayette 12 May 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9735		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108497 Clay 11 May 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4002		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
TROY000037638 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24082		 TROY
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108508 Jackson 04 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4260		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
JSU108516 Randolph 15 May 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
692		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00056502 Marion 05 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1695		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
UWAL0013750 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24082		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beavois ex Roemer & Shultes
UNA00017098 Jackson 05 Jul 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8008		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108498 Colbert 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17962		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0002393 DeKalb 18 May 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12900		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
UNA00069032 Cherokee 22 May 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
IM-376		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108503 Fayette 12 May 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9735		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UWAL0030387 Bibb 23 May 1993 Kral, Robert
82308		 UWAL
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex R&S
AUA000016104 Marion 7 Jun 1960 Banks, Donald J.
238		 AUA
Danthonia Spicata (L.) P. Beauv. Ex Roem. & Schult.
UNA00056538 Tuscaloosa 09 May 1933 Harper, Roland M.
3056		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
UNA00056500 Coosa 30 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1622		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU108511 Limestone 29 May 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
522		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
UNA00027265 Cullman 13 May 1939 Harper, Roland M.
3725		 UNA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
JSU144052 Calhoun 31 May 1993 Hutchinson, Francine
1629		 JSU
Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes
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