Danthonia sericea

Danthonia sericea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Danthonia
Species: Danthonia sericea

Name

Danthonia sericea Nutt., 1818

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Merathrepta sericea (Nutt.) A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 5: 120 (1909).
  • Pentameris sericea (Nutt.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Avena spicata Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 174 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Danthonia glabra Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 43 (1897), nom. illeg.
  • Danthonia epilis Scribn., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 30: 7 (1901).
  • Pentameris epilis (Scribn.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 469 (1913).
  • Danthonia sericea var. epilis (Scribn.) Blomq., Grass. N. Carolina: 77 (1948).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 1. viii + 312 pp, D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 1:71.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Danthonia sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Danthonia sericea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Danthonia sericea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Danthonia sericea. Published online. Accessed: September 16 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Danthonia sericea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: دنطوان حريري
English: downy danthonia, Carolina Oatgrass, downy oat grass

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