The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Notizbl. Bot. Gart.Berlin-Dahlem 10: 758 (1929a)

Synonyms

• Danthonia collina Phil.
• Danthonia octoflora Phil.
• Danthonia oresigena Phil.
• Trisetum malacanthum Steud.

References

• Werdermann (1929a)

  Werdermann, E 1929a. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Chile V. Vermischte Diagnosen. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 758-768.

• Penneckamp (2018)

  Penneckamp Furniel, D. 2018. Flora Vascular Silvestre del Archipiélago Juan Fernández. Primera Edición (versión electrónica). Planeta de Papel Ediciones, Valparaíso, Chile. 723 pp.

Iconography

• Penneckamp (2018): pag. 368

Regions

Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Maule, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Ríos, Los Lagos and Archipiélago de Juan Fernández

Distribution and habitat

This grass has a very widespread distribution in Chile. On Continental Chile it is typically found in meadows and on hillsides and is often occurrs in dry, hard, clay soils. On Robinson Crusoe Island (Masatierra) it often forms isolated clumps on rocky slopes and in dry areas but also in more humid habitats from low to medium altitudes (Pennekamp, 2018).

Descriptions

• Penneckamp (2018)

Habit

Perennial, upto 19 cm tall.