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Dogstail grass

Cynosurus

Also called Dogtail Grass, Dog's Tail, Dogstail, Dog's Tails

Dogstail grass
Photo: Jan Kops, Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass

About

Cynosurus is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Europe, the Azores, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran, but some have been introduced into Australia as well as North and South America.

Other Cynosurus plants

Crested dogstail grass · Bristly dogstail grass · Cynosurus elegans · Dogstail Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynosurus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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