Poverty Oatgrass Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes    Synonyms: Poverty Grass.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Poales   >   Family Poaceae   >   Genus Danthonia   

Status:

Common and widespread (Terrell & Peterson, 2009).


Relationships:

Host plant for Indian Skipper and Leonard's Skipper. A potential host plant for Common Wood-Nymph.

There are 112 records in the project database.

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Poverty Oatgrass in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/12/2012). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/11/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass, typical curly-cue leaves of winter, in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/9/2014). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Washington Co., Maryland (11/24/2013). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/25/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016). Note typically curly overwintering leaves. Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Charles Co., Maryland (5/24/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/23/2012). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/14/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/26/2017). Photo by Bill Hill. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/12/2017). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Poverty Oatgrass in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (12/10/2017). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)


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