Publication: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1863: 78. 1863.

Origin: Native

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: Authority follows FNA, though TROPICOS indicates that this name under the authorship used here is illegitimately published.

FNA25: "Danthonia unispicata is restricted to western North America, where it grows in prairies and meadows, on rocky slopes, and in dry openings up to timberline in the mountains. It differs from D. californica in its shorter stature, usually densely pilose foliage, short, erect pedicels, and the usually erect cauline leaf blades. It is closely related to D. californica, and some authors prefer to treat it as Danthonia californica var. unispicata Thurb."

Last updated 12/2/2023 by David Giblin.