Danthonia sericea

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDanthonia
Species:Danthonia sericea Nutt.
Common NameDowny Danthonia
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; 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
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5? (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Danthonia glabra Danthonia glabra
Pentameris epilis Pentameris epilis (Scribn.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
Pentameris sericea Pentameris sericea (Nutt.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

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: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Menifee (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Morgan (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Trousdale (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100774338 Powell Kentucky 06 Jun 1990 Ross C. Clark
22495
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A McCreary Kentucky 29 May 1978 Ray Cranfill
3418
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Powell Kentucky 13 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3004
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Coffee Tennessee 23 May 2001 Dwayne Estes
2294
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Pickett Tennessee 21 May 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
372
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Rowan Kentucky 14 Jun 1986 Allison W. Cusick
25373
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Cumberland Tennessee 30 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4976b
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 15 Jul 1989 J. Fitzpatrick
93
EKY
Danthonia sericea
ETSU003052 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029961 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029950 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0150771 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0150759 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002666 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002667 Polk Tennessee 25 May 1980 Gene S. Van Horn
1898
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
BEREA005722 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Danthonia sericea
ETSU003051 Unicoi Tennessee 08 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
ETSU006716 Johnson Tennessee 06 Jul 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029964 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0030108 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029958 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029952 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029975 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029948 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029965 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029974 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002659 Sequatchie Tennessee 12 May 1998 John Beck
1828
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002662 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
APSC0079743 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0052374 Bradley Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0096653 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
N/A McCreary Kentucky 05 Jun 2000 Ronald L. Jones
9299
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Powell Kentucky 06 Jun 1990 Ross C. Clark
22495
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 30 Apr 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
ETSU006715 Greene Tennessee 20 Jun 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029973 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029970 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029966 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029946 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002665 Marion Tennessee 24 May 1983 Edwin Bridges
387
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002661 Hamilton Tennessee 06 May 1998 John Beck
1880
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
APSC0034084 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0096672 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
UCHT038286 Rhea Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176442 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176428 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
31234100186475 Wolfe Kentucky 19 Jun 1987 R. Clark
124
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Powell Kentucky 06 Jun 1990 Ross C. Clark
22495
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Laurel Kentucky 23 Jun 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-1116
EKY
Danthonia sericea
31234100135803 Cumberland Tennessee 02 Aug 1986 Henry R. DeSelm
409
EKY
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029976 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029969 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029945 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029942 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029972 Trousdale Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029943 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002668 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
APSC0063475 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
UOS08909 Franklin Tennessee 28 May 2010 Nathan Bourne
UOS
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176429 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176441 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
N/A Menifee Kentucky 19 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2370
EKY
Danthonia sericea
31234100858784 Wolfe Kentucky 31 May 1972 Jerry Buskin
1342
EKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004267 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004268 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004272 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029962 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029977 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029957 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029949 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029953 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
008823 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Danthonia sericea
008822 Hamilton Tennessee
BOON
Danthonia sericea
UOS07753 Franklin Tennessee 12 Jun 1985 R.K. Clements
UOS
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176446 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176437 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176440 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
N/A Grundy Tennessee 17 May 1972 Robert Kral
46522
EKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004269 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004271 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029971 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029960 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002660 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
APSC0077219 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0034091 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0111592 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
UOS07752 Franklin Tennessee 22 May 1986 R.K. Clements
UOS
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176451 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176444 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176449 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176435 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 16 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
ETSU026770 Hawkins Tennessee 16 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19926
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
N/A Menifee Kentucky 22 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2506
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Harlan Kentucky 10 Jun 1994 Bryce D. Fields
832
EKY
Danthonia sericea
N/A Bell Kentucky 15 May 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
880
EKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004266 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
MDKY00004265 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029947 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029963 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029955 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029967 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029954 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029951 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002669 Polk Tennessee 14 Jun 1975 Gene S. Van Horn
1449
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
APSC0056178 Rhea Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0087723 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0063480 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
ETSU032020 Unicoi Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
BEREA005721 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029956 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029968 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0030109 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029959 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
TENN-V-0029944 Cannon Tennessee
TENN
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002670 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
UCHT006438 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
UCHT002664 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
APSC0076963 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0065134 Scott Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
UOS07750 Franklin Tennessee 23 May 2001 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176426 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT177425 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
APSC0069760 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Danthonia sericea
APSC0071875 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176434 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
ETSU025667 Johnson Tennessee 12 Sep 2013 Foster Levy, Adam McCullough
DOEM 0298
ETSU
Danthonia sericea
BRIT177437 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
MEM011994 Bell Kentucky 04 Jun 1975 Raymond Athey
3054
MEM
Danthonia sericea
UCHT038287 Sequatchie Tennessee
UCHT
Danthonia sericea
UOS07751 Franklin Tennessee 17 Apr 2007 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Danthonia sericea
UOS07749 Van Buren Tennessee 02 Jun 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176430 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176431 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT177445 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176445 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176432 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
BRIT176448 Tennessee
VDB
Danthonia sericea
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