Poaceae
Flattened oatgrass
Danthonia compressa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Danthonia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- دنطوان مضغوط
- Czech
- Trojzubec smáčklý
- English
- Flattened oatgrass
Synonyms
- Danthonia allenii Austin
- Danthonia faxonii Austin
- Danthonia spicata var. compressa (Austin) Alph.Wood
- Merathrepta compressa (Austin) A.Heller
- Pentameris compressa (Austin) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, 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.