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Parry's oatgrass
Scientific Name: Danthonia parryi
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Parry's Oatgrass (Danthonia parryi)
Danthonia parryi, commonly known as Parry's oatgrass, is a perennial bunch grass found in various regions of North America.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Danthonia parryi Scribn.
- Common Names: Parry's oatgrass, prairie oat grass, Parry danthonia, Parry's danthonia.
- Genus: Danthonia DC.
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Kingdom: (Implied: Plantae)
Distribution and Habitat
- Parry's oatgrass is found in open, drier sites, particularly in the southern foothills and cordillera.
- It's a western prairie bunch grass.
- It's known to occur in Montana and Colorado.
- Not found in Idaho.
Morphological Characteristics
- It's a productive climax bunch grass.
- It's a perennial graminoid, meaning it lives for more than two years.
- It has yellow-green leaves.
- It has papery glumes around its grass flowers.
Ecological Role
- Parry's oatgrass is a component of various plant communities, often found with Idaho fescue and dryland sedge.
- It is a native grass commonly found with rough fescue and western wheat grass.
- It may grow intermingled with mountain muhly, silver lupine, and scarlet gilia in ponderosa pine woodlands.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- It is associated with Rough Fescue in certain range sites.
- It is found in areas where Kentucky bluegrass is also present.
Further Information
- ABMI Species, version 3.1 (2016- 01-07). URL: http://species.abmi.ca/pages/species/vplants/DanthoniaParryi.html
- Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. Washington, DC.
- B and T World Seeds' database output ("Oat Grass", Avena fatua; "Parry's Oatgrass", Danthonia parryi; "Poverty Oat Grass").
- USDA Forest Service (retired)