Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck. Common name: Mountain Oat-grass, Allegheny Flyback. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Grassy balds, thin soils around rock outcrops, woodlands. Distribution: NS, QC and ON south to SC, GA, and AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA25, G, HC, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck 1869
Links to other floras: = Danthonia compressa - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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