Danthonia epilis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Danthonia
Species:	Danthonia epilis Scribn.
Common Name	Carolina Oatgrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
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Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1S2] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Monroe (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2003 - 2007

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0029940	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Danthonia epilis
APSC0055366	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Danthonia epilis
TENN-V-0029939	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Danthonia epilis
TENN-V-0029941	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Danthonia epilis
APSC0071874	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Danthonia epilis
UOS07748	Franklin	Tennessee	18 Jun 2007	Yolande M. Gottfried	UOS Danthonia epilis
UOS07746	Franklin	Tennessee	17 Jun 2003	Caitlin Elam	UOS Danthonia epilis
UOS07747	Franklin	Tennessee	31 May 2007	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Danthonia epilis
APSC0034085	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Danthonia epilis
APSC0054685	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Danthonia epilis

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Danthonia epilis

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