California Oatgrass

Danthonia californica

• Description: Perennial, tufted bunchgrass from fibrous roots, with a tussled appearance. This species is a slow-to-establish, but long-lived native bunchgrass of open ecosystems.
• Habitat: Meadows, rock outcrops, shorelines, and open woodlands.
• Pair with: Roemer’s fescue, crown brodeia, fool’s onion, great camas, death camas.
• Fun Fact: Bunchgrasses are an important component of Garry Oak meadows, and provide cover, forage, and structure for a variety of native birds, mammals, butterflies, and insects.