Silky Oatgrass Danthonia sericea
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- dan-THO-nee-ah ser-REE-see-ah
- Description
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Downy oatgrass is a native plant in the grass family (Poaceae) native to eastern North America from PA south to FL and west to TX. In North Carolina, it is found in the coastal plains, the Piedmont and the lower mountains along roadsides, forest edges and rocky outcroppings.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Danthonia
- Species:
- sericea
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Distribution:
- AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MA , MD , MS , NC , NH , NJ , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA
- Wildlife Value:
- Stems provide nesting habitat for some bees
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Clumping
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Caryopsis
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Panicle
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are spikelets along the stem and very small
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Leaves:
- Leaf Type:
- Sheath
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Narrow leaves are 4-12 inches long, that sheathed to the stem
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
