Dactyloctenium
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Egyptian Grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) flowers
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About 10, see text |
Dactyloctenium is a grass genus in the family Poaceae. The approximately ten species in this genus are collectively known as crowfoot grasses. They are mainly native to Africa and Australia.
[edit] Selected species
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium – Egyptian Grass
- Dactyloctenium australe – Durban Grass
- Dactyloctenium germinatum – Sudan Crowfoot Grass
- Dactyloctenium giganteum
- Dactyloctenium hackelii
- Dactyloctenium pilosum
- Dactyloctenium radulans – Buttongrass