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California Oatgrass
( Danthonia californica )
Danthonia californica
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About California Oatgrass (Danthonia californica)
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California Oatgrass (
Danthonia californica
) is a native grass that grows primarily in northern and central California, in the Coast Ranges and Sierras. It tends to grow in moist meadows and open places, at elevations from 500-7200 feet. It can be an attractive garden grass for the areas where it is native.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
2 - 3.3 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Brown
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
This species is host plant to the Lindsey's Skipper butterfly
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3
confirmed
, 1
likely
* )
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Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado
Hesperia colorado
Columbian Skipper
Hesperia columbia
Hesperia columbia
Lindsey's Skipper
Hesperia lindseyi
Hesperia lindseyi
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Low, Moderate - High
Summer Irrigation
Keep moist
Nurseries
Carried by 13
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -5° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.. Soil PH: 5.2 - 6.8
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with other moisture-loving plants of northern California, such as Cloumbine (
Aquilegia eximia
or formosa),
Blue Dicks
(Dichelostemma capitatum),
Stream Orchid
(
Epipactis gigantea
),
Sneezeweed
(
Helenium sp.
), Lotus (
Hosackia sp.
),
Iris sp.
,
Lilium sp.
,
Lupinus sp.
, Monkeyflower (
Mimulus sp.
),
Buttercup
(
Ranunculus sp.
), and
Bee Plant
(
Scrophularia californica
)
Sunset Zones
?
1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Moist meadows and open places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.6" - 154.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.20" - 5.82", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 54.1", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 76.8", Humidity: 0.01" - 24.34", Elevation: 3" - 14090"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Danthonia californica var. americana,Danthonia californica var. californica
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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