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Danthonia alpina Vest

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Danthonia

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Danthonia alpina: Oatgrass, heathgrass and wallaby grass
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Common names

By language (5)
Arabic
دنطوان ألبي
Bulgarian
Двузъба дантония
Czech
Trojzubec lesostepní
German
Kelch-Traubenhafer
Serbian
Šilj

Synonyms

  • Avena calicina Vill.
  • Avena calycina Willd.
  • Avena depauperata Sieber ex Trin.
  • Avena paradensis Kit. ex Kanitz
  • Avena provincialis Poir.
  • Avena spicata var. calicina (Vill.) Willd.
  • Avena stricta Host
  • Danthonia aristata St.-Lag.
  • Danthonia breviaristata Vierh.
  • Danthonia calycina (Vill.) Rchb.
  • Danthonia decumbens subsp. provincialis Bonnier & Layens
  • Danthonia provincialis DC.
  • Danthonia provincialis var. alpina (Vest) Nyman
  • Danthonia provincialis var. elata Waisb.
  • Danthonia provincialis var. major Buia
  • Danthonia provincialis var. microdanthonia Nyár. ex Buia
  • Festuca brizoides Wulfen
  • Pentameris provincialis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
  • Triodia alpina (Vest) Roth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.