Danthonia decumbens (L.) DC.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Culms 2–5 dm; lvs 1–3 mm wide; raceme 2–4 cm, with 3–8 pediceled spikelets; glumes rounded below, keeled distally, 7–11 mm, the first slightly the longer; lemmas 4–6 mm, minutely 3-toothed; 2n=18, 24, 36, 124. Boggy or peaty soil; Europe; also in Nf. and N.S., where possibly native. (Sieglingia d.)
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Common Names
heather-grass