Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Common name(s): poverty oatgrass, wild oat-grass, poverty grass, poverty wild oatgrass, bonnet-grass, turkey-strip, wildcat grass, wire-grass, old fog Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to