Danthonia
Danthonia decumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Danthonia DC.
Synonyms
Sieglingia Bernh. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Poales is an order of Flowering plants in the Monocotyledons and includes families of plants such as the grasses, Bromeliads, Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the flowering plants. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon.

Danthonia is a genus of grass species. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include Grasses of this genus are sometimes referred to as oatgrass, but that common name is not restricted to this genus.

Species include:

• Danthonia alpina Vest
• Danthonia cachemyriana Jaub. & Spach
• Danthonia californica Bol. Danthonia californica is a species of grass known by the common name California oatgrass.
• Danthonia cirrata Hack. & Arechav.
• Danthonia compressa Austin
• Danthonia cunninghamii Hook. f.
• Danthonia decumbens (L. ) DC.
• Danthonia dimidiata Vickery
• Danthonia dregeana (Nees) Steud.
• Danthonia fortunae-hibernae Renvoize
• Danthonia geniculata J. M. Black
• Danthonia gracilis Hook. f.
• Danthonia intermedia Vasey
• Danthonia linkii
• Danthonia longifolia R. Danthonia intermedia is a species of grass known by the common names timber oatgrass and intermediate oatgrass. Br.
• Danthonia montevidensis Hack. & Arechav.
• Danthonia nivicola Vickery
• Danthonia nudiflora P. Morris
• Danthonia parryi Scribn.
• Danthonia pauciflora R. Br.
• Danthonia procera Vickery
• Danthonia sericea Nutt.
• Danthonia raoulii Steud.
• Danthonia rhizomata Swallen
• Danthonia unarede Raoul

A number of species which were formerly classified under Danthonia are now included in Amphibromus , Astrebla, Austrodanthonia, Chionochloa, Joycea, Karroochloa , Monachather , Merxmuellera , Notodanthonia , Pentaschistis , Plinthanthesis, Rytidosperma or Schismus. Astrebla is a small genus of Xerophytic grasses endemic to Australia Austrodanthonia is a genus of 28 grass species found in Australia New Guinea and New Zealand Chionochloa is a genus of tussock grass in the Poaceae family containing mainly species of grass endemic to New Zealand UserPolbot. --> Pentaschistis is a genus of Grass in the Poaceae family

References

• Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): Danthonia
• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Danthonia

External links

• Watson, L. , and Dallwitz, M. J. 1992 onwards. The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references. Version: 28th November 2005.

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