| Dactyloctenium | |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Dactyloctenium Willd. |
| Species | |
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About 10, see text |
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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.