''Danthonia'' is a

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n, and American plants in the grass family. Members of this genus are sometimes referred to as oatgrass, but that common name is not restricted to this genus. Other common names include heathgrass and wallaby grass. Australian species have since been reclassified into the genus '' Rytidosperma''. ; Species * '' Danthonia alpina'' Vest – central + southern Europe;

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, Caucasus * '' Danthonia annableae'' P.M.Peterson & Rúgolo –

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* '' Danthonia araucana'' Phil. –

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* '' Danthonia boliviensis'' Renvoize –

* '' Danthonia × breviaristata'' (Beck) Vierh – France, Italy, Austria, Czech Rep,

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* '' Danthonia breviseta'' Hack. –

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* '' Danthonia californica'' Bol. – BC ALB SAS WA OR CA NV ID UT MT WY SD CO AZ NM;

* '' Danthonia cernua'' Döll –

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* '' Danthonia chaseana'' Conert –

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* '' Danthonia chiapasensis'' Davidse –

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* '' Danthonia chilensis'' É.Desv. –

incl Juan Fernández Is * '' Danthonia cirrata'' Hack. & Arechav. –

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* '' Danthonia compressa'' Austin – mountain oatgrass, flattened oatgrass, slender oatgrass – eastern North America from Georgia to

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* '' Danthonia decumbens'' (L.) DC. – common heath grass –

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, Caucasus * '' Danthonia domingensis'' Hack. & Pilg. – Hispaniola,

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* '' Danthonia holm-nielsenii'' Laegaard –

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* '' Danthonia intermedia'' Vasey – timber oatgrass, intermediate oatgrass – western United States, Canada,

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* '' Danthonia malacantha'' (Steud.) Pilg. –

incl Juan Fernández Is * '' Danthonia melanathera'' (Hack.) Bernardello –

* '' Danthonia montevidensis'' Hack. & Arechav. –

* '' Danthonia parryi'' Scribn. – ALB SAS CO MT WY NM * '' Danthonia rhizomata'' Swallen –

* '' Danthonia rugoloana'' Sulekic –

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* '' Danthonia secundiflora'' J.Presl – from Mexico to

* '' Danthonia sericea'' Nutt. – eastern + central United States * '' Danthonia spicata'' (L.) Roem. & Schult. – poverty oatgrass, poverty grass – from

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* '' Danthonia unispicata'' (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun – onespike oatgrass – ALB BC SAS WA ID MT OR WY SD UT NV CA ; Formerly included A number of species which were formerly classified under ''Danthonia'' are now included in '' Amphibromus'', '' Astrebla'', '' Chionochloa'', '' Joycea'', '' Karroochloa'', '' Monachather'', '' Merxmuellera'', '' Notodanthonia'', '' Plinthanthesis'', '' Rytidosperma'' or '' Schismus''.

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