832 MISC. PUBLICATION 200, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



Danthonia intermedia cusickii Williams, U.S.Dept.Agr., Div. Agrost. Circ. 30: 



7. 1901. Oregon, Cusick 2427. 

 Herat hrept a intermedia Piper, Contrib. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 122. 1906. Based 



on Danthonia intermedia Vasey. 

 Merathrepta intermedia cusickii Piper, Contrib. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 122. 1906. 



Based on Danthonia intermedia cusickii Williams. 

 Pentameris intermedia Nels. and Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470. 1913. Based on 



Danthonia intermedia Vasey. 

 Danthonia cusickii Hitchc., Amer. Jour. Bot. 2: 305. 1915. Based on D. 



intermedia cusickii Williams. 



(5) Danthonia parryi Scribn., 69^ Gaz. 21: 133. 1896. Colorado, Parry. 

 Danthonia parryi var. longifolia Scribn., Bot. Gaz. 21: 134. 1896. Twin 



Lakes, Colo., Wolf 1170. 

 Merathrepta parryi Heller, Muhlenbergia 5: 120. 1909. Based on Danthonia 



parryi Scribn. 



(3) Danthonia sericea Nutt., Gen. PL 1: 71. 1818. Carolina to Florida. 

 Danthonia glabra Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 43. 1897. Not D. glabra 



Phil., 1896. Little Stone Mountain, Ga., Small in 1895. 

 Danthonia epilis Scribn., U.S.Dept.Agr., Div. Agrost. Circ. 30: 7. 1901. 



Based on D. glabra Nash. 

 Merathrepta sericea Heller, Muhlenbergia 5: 120. 1909. Based on Danthonia 



sericea Nutt. 

 Pentameris epilis Nels. and Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 469. 1913. Based on 



Danthonia epilis Scribn. 

 Pentameris sericea Nels. and Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470. 1913. Based on 



Danthonia sericea Nutt. 



This is the species described by Elliott (Bot. S.C. and Ga. 1: 174. 1816) under 

 the name Avena spicata L. 

 (1) Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv.; Roem. and Schult., Syst. Veg. 2: 690. 1817. 



Based on Avena spicata L. 



Avena spicata L., Sp. PI. 80. 1753. Pennsylvania. 

 Avena glumosa Michx., Fl. Bor. Amer. 1: 72. 1803. Pennsylvania; Carolina, 



Michaux. (In Index Kewensis this name is erroneously credited to Ell. 



Elliott cited A. glumosa Michx. as synonym of A. spicata L.) 

 Danthonia glumosa Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 92, 153, 160. 1812. Based on Avena 



glumosa Michx. 

 Avena spicaeformis Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 154. 1812, name, only Roem. and 



Schult., Syst. Veg. 2: 690. 1817, as synonym of Danthonia spicata L. 

 Triodia glumosa Beauv., Ess. Agrost. Atlas 12. pi. 18. f. 7. 1812. Evidently 



an error for Danthonia glumosa Beauv. 

 Merathrepta spicata Raf.; Jacks., Ind. Kew. 3: 211. 1894, as synonym of 



Danthonia spicata. 

 Danthonia spicata var. villosa Peck, N.Y. State Mus. Ann. Rept. 47: 168. 



1894. Brown ville [Peck] and Taberg, N.Y. 

 Danthonia spicata pinetorum Piper, Erythea 7: 103. 1899. Mason County, 



Wash., Piper 943. 

 Danthonia thermale Scribn., U.S.Dept.Agr., Div. Agrost. Circ. 30: 5. 1901. 



Yellowstone Park, Wyo., A. Nelson and E. Nelson 6140. 

 Danthonia spicata longipila Scribn. and Merr., U.S.Dept.Agr., Div. Agrost. 



Circ. 30: 7. 1901. Benton County, Ark., Plank 38. 

 Merathrepta pinetorum Piper, Contrib. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 122. 1906. Based 



on Danthonia spicata pinetorum Piper. 

 Merathrepta thermale Heller, Muhlenbergia 5: 120. 1909. Based on Danthonia 



thermale Scribn. 

 Merathrepta thermale var. pinetorum Piper; Fedde and Schust., in Just's Bot. 



Jahresber. 37: 128. 1911 (erroneously ascribed to Heller, Muhlenbergia 



5: 120. 1909). 

 Pentameris spicata Nels. and Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470. 1913. Based on 



Avena spicata L. 

 Pentameris thermale Nels. and Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 470. 1913. Based on 



Danthonia thermale Scribn. 

 Danthonia pinetorum Piper; Piper and Beattie, Fl. Northw. Coast 46. 1915. 



Based on D. spicata pinetorum Piper. 

 (7) Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro; Macoun, Cat. Can. PI. 2 4 : 215. 1888. 



Based on D. californica var. uniftpicata Thurb. The name was earlier listed 



without description as follows: Thurb., in A. Gray, Proc. Acad. Phila., 



1863: 78. 1863, name only, for Geyer 189. Thurb., in S. Wats., Bot. Calif. 



2: 294. 1880, as synonym of D. californica var. unispicata Thurb. Munro: 



Vasey, Descr. Cat. Grasses U.S. 59. 1885. Name only. 





