A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Danthonia californica Bol.[FNA25, HC, HC2]
California oatgrass
Publication: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 182. 1863.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA25: "Danthonia californica grows in prairies, meadows, and open woods. It has a disjunct distribution, one portion of its range being located in western North America, the other in Chile. An introduced population has been found at Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Plants with pilose foliage have been called D. californica var. americana (Scribn.) Hitchc. and plants with sparsely pilose lemma backs D. californica var. macounii Hitchc., but the variation does not appear to be taxonomically significant."
Last updated 12/2/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Danthonia americana Scribn.
Danthonia californica Bol. var. americana (Scribn.) Hitchc.
Danthonia californica Bol. var. palousensis H. St. John
Danthonia californica Bol. var. piperi H. St. John
