Danthonia
Danthonia is a genus of Eurasian, North African, 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.
; SpeciesDanthonia alpina Vest – central + southern Europe; Ukraine, Turkey, CaucasusDanthonia annableae P.M.Peterson & Rúgolo – Bolivia, ArgentinaDanthonia araucana Phil. – ChileDanthonia boliviensis Renvoize – BoliviaDanthonia × breviaristata Vierh – France, Italy, Austria, Czech Rep, RomaniaDanthonia breviseta Hack. – Rio de JaneiroDanthonia californica Bol. – BC ALB SAS WA OR CA NV ID UT MT WY SD CO AZ NM; ChileDanthonia cernua Döll – BrazilDanthonia chaseana Conert – Minas GeraisDanthonia chiapasensis Davidse – ChiapasDanthonia chilensis É.Desv. – Argentina, Chile incl Juan Fernández IsDanthonia cirrata Hack. & Arechav. – Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, UruguayDanthonia compressa Austin – mountain oatgrass, flattened oatgrass, slender oatgrass – eastern North America from Georgia to Nova Scotia + OntarioDanthonia decumbens DC. – common heath grass – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, CaucasusDanthonia domingensis Hack. & Pilg. – Hispaniola, JamaicaDanthonia holm-nielsenii Laegaard – EcuadorDanthonia intermedia Vasey – timber oatgrass, intermediate oatgrass – western United States, Canada, Russian Far EastDanthonia malacantha Pilg. – Chile incl Juan Fernández IsDanthonia melanathera Bernardello – ArgentinaDanthonia montevidensis Hack. & Arechav. – Brazil, Argentina, UruguayDanthonia parryi Scribn. – ALB SAS CO MT WY NMDanthonia rhizomata Swallen – Brazil, UruguayDanthonia rugoloana Sulekic – SaltaDanthonia secundiflora J.Presl – from Mexico to UruguayDanthonia sericea Nutt. – eastern + central United StatesDanthonia spicata Roem. & Schult. – poverty oatgrass, poverty grass – from Alaska + Greenland to VeracruzDanthonia unispicata 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.