Poaceae
California oatgrass
Danthonia californica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Danthonia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- دنطوان كاليفورني
- Czech
- Trojzubec kalifornský
- English
- California oatgrass, California wild oat grass
Synonyms
- Danthonia americana Scribn.
- Danthonia californica var. americana (Scribn.) Hitchc.
- Danthonia californica var. californica
- Danthonia californica var. palousensis H.St.John
- Danthonia californica var. piperi H.St.John
- Danthonia grandiflora Phil.
- Danthonia macounii Hitchc.
- Merathrepta americana (Scribn.) Piper
- Merathrepta californica (Bol.) Piper
- Pentameris americana (Scribn.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Pentameris californica (Bol.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.