Danthonia

Danthonia is a genus of Eurasian, North African, and American plants in the grass family.[3] Members of this genus are sometimes referred to as oatgrass, but that common name is not restricted to this genus. Other common names include heathgrass and wallaby grass.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Australian species have since been reclassified into the genera Austrodanthonia and Rytidosperma.[11]

Species[2][12][13]
Formerly included[2]

Danthonia
Danthonia intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Danthonioideae
Tribe: Danthonieae
Genus: Danthonia
DC.
Type species
Danthonia spicata
(L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Sieglingia Bernh.
  • Merathrepta Raf.
  • Brachatera Desv.
  • Triodon Baumg.
  • Danthosieglingia Domin

A number of species which were formerly classified under Danthonia are now included in Amphibromus, Astrebla, Austrodanthonia, Chionochloa, Joycea, Karroochloa, Monachather, Merxmuellera, Notodanthonia, Pentaschistis, Plinthanthesis, Rytidosperma or Schismus.

References

  1. "Danthonia". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1805. Flore Française. Troisième Édition 3: 32
  4. "Genere Danthonia". Altervista Flora Italiana.
  5. Wu, Zhen-lan; Phillips, Sylvia M. "Danthonia". Flora of China. 22 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. "Danthonia DC.". Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden via Tropicos.org.
  7. "Danthonia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  8. "Danthonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI).
  9. "Danthonia DC., Wallaby grasses". Atlas of Living Australia.
  10. Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references. Version: 28 November 2005.
  11. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2915685
  12. "Danthonia". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  13. "Danthonia". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
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