Poaceae
Poverty oatgrass
Danthonia spicata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Danthonia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- دنطوان سنبلي
- English
- Poverty oatgrass
Synonyms
- Avena glumosa Michx.
- Avena spicata L.
- Avena spiciformis Roem. & Schult.
- Danthonia glumosa P.Beauv.
- Danthonia pinetorum (Piper) Piper
- Danthonia spicata var. longipila Scribn. & Merr.
- Danthonia spicata var. pinetorum Piper
- Danthonia spicata var. spicata
- Danthonia spicata var. typica Fernald
- Danthonia spicata var. villosa Peck
- Danthonia spiciformis P.Beauv.
- Danthonia thermale Scribn.
- Danthonia thermalis Scribn.
- Merathrepta pinetorum (Piper) Piper
- Merathrepta spicata Raf.
- Merathrepta thermale (Scribn.) A.Heller
- Merathrepta thermale var. pinetorum (Piper) Fedde & Just
- Pentameris spicata (L.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Pentameris thermale A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Pentameris thermalis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Triodia glumosa P.Beauv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, 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.