Species

Danthonia decumbens

Etymology

decumbens: From the Latin decumbere 'to lie down, recline', in botany refers to creeping plants with upright tips

Common Name(s)

heath grass

Authority

Danthonia decumbens (L.) DC.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

SIEDEC

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Synonyms

Sieglingia decumbens

Year Naturalised

1883

Origin

Europe

This page last updated on 15 Jan 2013