Poaceae
Common heathgrass
Danthonia decumbens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Danthonia
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- دنطوان مفترش
- arz
- دنطوان مفترش
- Belarusian
- Зіглінгія ляжачая, Сіглінгія, Трохзубка
- Czech
- Trojzubec poléhavý
- Dutch
- Tandjesgras
- English
- Common heathgrass
- Estonian
- Harilik kastekaer
- Finnish
- Hina
- French
- Danthonie retombante, Sieglingie décombante
- German
- Dreizahn
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Knegress
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Knegras
- Polish
- Izgrzyca przyziemna
- Russian
- Трёхзубка распростёртая, Зиглингия лежачая, Зиглингия распростёртая, Трёхзубка простёртая
- Serbian
- Trozupka
- Swedish
- Knägräs
- Welsh
- Glaswellt y rhos
Synonyms
- Avena spicata All. ex Kunth
- Brachatera decumbens (L.) Desv.
- Bromus decumbens (L.) Koeler
- Danthonia decipiens Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Danthonia decumbens f. breviglumis Hack.
- Danthonia decumbens f. longiglumis Hack.
- Danthonia decumbens subsp. decipiens O.Schwarz & Bässler
- Danthonia decumbens subsp. decipiens O.Schwarz & Bässler
- Danthonia decumbens subsp. mauritanica (Maire) Dobignard
- Danthonia decumbens var. breviglumis (Hack.) Willk.
- Danthonia decumbens var. breviglumis (Hack.) Hack.
- Danthonia decumbens var. recticaulis Debeaux & Dautez
- Danthonia glaberrima (Post) Valdés & H.Scholz
- Festuca decumbens L.
- Melica decumbens (L.) Weber
- Melica rigida Wibel
- Poa decumbens (L.) Scop.
- Sieglingia decumbens (L.) Bernh.
- Sieglingia decumbens f. gigantea Buia
- Sieglingia decumbens f. longiglumis (Hack.) Soó
- Sieglingia decumbens subsp. decipiens (O.Schwarz & Bässler) Senghas
- Sieglingia decumbens subsp. decipiens (O.Schwarz & Bassler) Soó
- Sieglingia decumbens subsp. decipiens (O.Schwarz & Bässler) Tzvelev
- Sieglingia decumbens subsp. longiglumis (Hack.) Maire
- Sieglingia decumbens subsp. mauritanica Maire
- Sieglingia decumbens var. breviglumis (Hack.) Maire
- Sieglingia decumbens var. longiglumis (Hack.) Maire
- Sieglingia decumbens var. mauritanica Maire
- Triodia decumbens P.Beauv.
- Triodia decumbens var. breviglumis (Hack.) Rouy
- Triodia decumbens var. longiglumis (Hack.) Rouy
- Triodia glaberrima Post
- Triodon decumbens (L.) Baumg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.