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
Last updated 4/8/2023 by David Giblin.
Danthonia decumbens (L.) DC.[FNA25, HC2]
common heath-grass, mountain heath-grass
Publication: Fl. Franç. (ed. 3) 3: 33. 1806.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA25: "Danthonia decumbens grows throughout most of Europe, the Caucasus, and northern Turkey, and is now established on the west and east coasts of North America. It grows in heath lands, sandy or rocky meadows, clearings, and sometimes along roadsides. The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Sieglingia, as Sieglingia decumbens (L.) Bernh."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Festuca decumbens L.
Sieglingia decumbens (L.) Bernh.[HC]
