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SPECIES: Danthonia compressa | Mountain Oatgrass 


ABBREVIATION : 
DANCOM

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   DACO


COMMON NAMES : 
   mountain oatgrass
   flattened oatgrass
   slender oatgrass


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of mountain oatgrass is Danthonia
compressa Austin [10,12,20].  It is in the family Poaceae.  There are no
currently accepted infrataxa.  Mountain oatgrass may intergrade with
poverty grass (Danthonia spicata), a closely related species [4,12].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, September 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Danthonia compressa. In: Remainder of Citation

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