Summary
Place of publication:
C. H. Peck, Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York State Cab. Nat. Hist. 22:54. 1869 (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 3:21. 1872)
Comment:
Peck ascribes name to Austin on p. 44 & descr. on p. 54-55
Verified:
04/30/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Baeza P., C. M. 1996. Los géneros Danthonia DC. y Rhytidosperma Steud. (Poaceae) en América - Una revisiín. Sendtnera 3:37.
- Chester, E. W. et al. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants. 1993-1997
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2. 1991
- Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
- Linder, H. P. et al. 2010. A generic classification of the Danthonioideae (Poaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97:349.
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
- Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). The vascular flora of Ohio. 1967-
- Radford, A. E. et al. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. 1964
- Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2. 1978
- Voss, E. Michigan flora. 1972-
Common names
English
flat-stem oat grass – flattened oat grass – mountain oat grass –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Prince Edward Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404584.
Accessed 31 May 2026.