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Cynosurus
Cynosurus echinatus [3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Cynosurinae
Fr.
Genus: Cynosurus
L.
Type species
Cynosurus cristatus
Synonyms[4]
  • Falona Adans.
  • Phalona Dumort.
  • Cynosurus sect. Falona (Adans.) Benth. & Hook. f.

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 Mediterranean Basin and neighboring regions, but some have been introduced into Australia as well as North and South America.[5][6][7][8]

Species[4][9]
formerly included[4]

Numerous names have been coined using the name Cynosurus, applied to species now regarded as better suited to other genera (Aegopogon Apera Beckmannia Bouteloua Centotheca Chloris Coelachyrum Cynodon Dactyloctenium Desmostachya Dinebra Eleusine Enteropogon Festuca Harpochloa Lamarckia Leptochloa Ochthochloa Oreochloa Polypogon Rostraria Sclerochloa Sesleria Sesleriella Tribolium Wangenheimia). Here are links to help you find the appropriate information

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Nash in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 1: 251. 7 Jun 1913
  2. ^ Tropicos, Cynosurus L.
  3. ^ 1898 illustration from Janus (Jan) Kops (1765–1849)& F. W. van Eeden, Flora Batava. Afbeelding en beschrijving der Nederlandsche Gewassen. (1898)
  4. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Long, S. Cynosurus L. Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 245 洋狗尾草属 yang gou wei cao shu Cynosurus
  7. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cynosurus
  8. ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  9. ^ The Plant List search for Cynosurus


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