Cynosurus
Encyclopedia
Cynosurus is a genus of grasses
. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Mediterranean Basin
, but some have been introduced elsewhere.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Mediterranean Basin
Mediterranean Basin
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin refers to the lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation...
, but some have been introduced elsewhere.
species
- Cynosurus aegyptiacus
- Cynosurus aegyptius
- Cynosurus ara
- Cynosurus aristatus
- Cynosurus aurasiacus
- Cynosurus aureus
- Cynosurus balansae
- Cynosurus brizoides
- Cynosurus caeruleus
- Cynosurus callitrichus
- Cynosurus capillaceus
- Cynosurus capillaris
- Cynosurus capitatus
- Cynosurus carolinianus
- Cynosurus castagnei
- Cynosurus cavara
- Cynosurus ciliaris
- Cynosurus coeruleus
- Cynosurus coloratus
- Cynosurus coracanus
- Cynosurus coromandelianus
- Cynosurus creticus
- Cynosurus crista-galli
- Cynosurus cristatusCynosurus cristatus-Introduction:Crested Dog’s-tail is an ornamental plant, but also found in the wild typically in species rich grassland. It is a perennial short-lived plant characterised by a seed head that is flat on one side. It thrives in a variety of soil types but avoids the acid and calcerous extremes of...
- Cynosurus cylindricus
- Cynosurus didactylis
- Cynosurus distachyos
- Cynosurus distichus
- Cynosurus domingensis
- Cynosurus durus
- Cynosurus echinatusCynosurus echinatusCynosurus echinatus is a species of grass known by the common names bristly dogtail grass and hedgehog dogtail. It is native to southern Europe, and it is known in the Americas and Australia as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. An herbicide-resistant strain can be found growing as...
- Cynosurus effusus
- Cynosurus elegansCynosurus elegansCynosurus elegans is a grass species in the genus Cynosurus.-References:* Flora Atlantica sive Historia Plantarum, quae in Atlante... 1:82, t. 17. 1798-External links:*...
- Cynosurus erroneus
- Cynosurus erucaeformis
- Cynosurus falcatus
- Cynosurus fertilis
- Cynosurus filiformis
- Cynosurus floccifolius
- Cynosurus geniculatus
- Cynosurus giganteus
- Cynosurus glaber
- Cynosurus gracilis
- Cynosurus hystrix
- Cynosurus indicus
- Cynosurus junceus
- Cynosurus juncifolius
- Cynosurus lagopoides
- Cynosurus lima
- Cynosurus macara
- Cynosurus macrocephalus
- Cynosurus magellanicus
- Cynosurus microcephalus