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Danthonia sericea

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Silky Oatgrass

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148207
Element CodePMPOA20090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDanthonia
Other Common Names
downy danthonia (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (1997) includes Danthonia epilis in the treatment of this species. Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Weakley (2015) recognize D. epilis as a distinct species from D. sericae.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-03-29
Change Date1984-03-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeSNRYes
LouisianaS2Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
TexasS1Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
ArkansasS1Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MarylandS4Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
DelawareS1Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.