Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun

Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun

Danthonia unispicata, onespike oatgrass, is a perennial bunchgrass native to western North America.

Family
Genus
Danthonia
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun

Danthonia unispicata is a grass species commonly called onespike oatgrass or onespike danthonia. It is similar to Danthonia californica, and is sometimes classified as a variety of that species. It is native to western North America, where it grows in multiple habitat types including grassland and open areas in mountain forests. This is a perennial bunchgrass that grows in clumps between 10 and 30 centimeters tall, and produces very hairy rolled leaves. Its inflorescence holds a single spikelet, though it may occasionally produce up to four spikelets.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Danthonia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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