Danthonia spicata

From Puget Prairie Plants

Common name: poverty oatgrass, or simply poverty grass.

Abbreviation Code: DASP

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom Plantae – Plants
  • Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
  • Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
  • Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
  • Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
  • Subclass Commelinidae
  • Order Cyperales
  • Family Poaceae – Grass family
  • Genus Danthonia DC. – oatgrass
  • Species Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. – poverty oatgrass

Description

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Seed

Danthonia spicata seed
Photo Credit Lisa HIntz

Basic Explanations and Assumptions:

The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.

Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.

All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.

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