Participant Info

Species

Danthonia parryi [Merathrepta parryi]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

Parry's oatgrass

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1914

LatestDate

2025

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cumbres, Hayden, Spring Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Mary E. McDonald Conejos Co, Elk Creek Trailhead 4 July 2025

Comments

Parry's oatgrass, perennial and cool-season, has been vouchered a fair number of times from the Watershed, from both sides of the Valley. The usual habitat for Danthonia parryi is open meadows and sparse woodlands (ponderosa, alder, spruce) in the montane zone. South central Oregon and northern New Mexico is the center of the USA distribution, with scattered locations following the Rockies up to the Canadian border. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through two thirds of New Mexico, no farther down stream

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