Danthonia unispicata

Danthonia unispicata
The short stature of this bunchgrass, usually less than 15 cm tall, and the very hairy leaf sheaths (technically hirsute because the straight hairs diverge perpendicular to the surface of the leaf sheath) are diagnostic of this species.
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Danthonia
Species:	D. unispicata
Binomial name
Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun

Danthonia unispicata is a species of grass known by the common name onespike oatgrass, or onespike danthonia.

It is sometimes treated as a variety of Danthonia californica, to which it is similar. It is native to western North America, where it grows in several types of habitat, including grassland and open areas in mountain forests.

It is a perennial bunchgrass growing in clumps 10 to 30 centimeters tall, with very hairy, rolled leaves. The inflorescence bears a single spikelet, or sometimes up to four spikelets.

External links

• Calflora Database: Danthonia unispicata (One spiked oatgrass)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Grass Manual Treatment
• Forest Service Fire Ecology
• Photo gallery