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Cynosurus balansae ''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 ...

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Cynosurus coloratus ''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 ...

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Cynosurus cristatus ''Cynosurus cristatus'', the crested dog's-tail, is a short-lived perennial grass in the family Poaceae, characterised by a seed head that is flat on one side. It typically grows in species rich grassland. It thrives in a variety of soil types ...

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Cynosurus echinatus ''Cynosurus echinatus'' is a species of grass known by the common names bristly dogstail grass, rough dog's-tail and hedgehog dogtail. It is native to southern Europe, and it is known in the Americas and Australia as an introduced species and so ...

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Cynosurus peltieri ''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 int ...

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Cynosurus turcomanicus ''Cynosurus'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the Poaceae, 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 introdu ...

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Aegopogon ''Aegopogon'' is a genus of New World plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Aegopogon bryophilus'' Döll - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina ( Tucumán, Salta, Jujuy) * '' Aegopog ...

Apera ''Apera'' is a small genus of annual grasses, known commonly as silkybent grass or windgrass. They are native to Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia but have been introduced and naturalized in much of North and South America. ; Species * '' ...

Beckmannia ''Beckmannia'' is a small genus of Poaceae, grasses containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. ''Beckmannia eruciformis'' is a Eurasian perennial, and ''Beckmannia syzigachne'' is an annual grass found in North America and Asia. The ...

Bouteloua ''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass. Taxonomy and systematics The genus was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th-century Spanish botanists. David Griffiths p ...

Centotheca ''Centotheca'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Centotheca lappacea'' (L.) Desv. - tropical western + central Africa; Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, numerous islands of t ...

Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") appears in a variety of contexts. Some clearly refer to different char ...

Coelachyrum ''Coelachyrum'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Coelachyrum brevifolium'' Hochst. & Nees - Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi ...

Cynodon ''Cynodon'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in the New World and on many oceanic islands. The genus name comes from G ...

Dactyloctenium ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Specie ...

Desmostachya ''Desmostachya'' is a genus of grass in the family Poaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Desmostachya'' was originally published as ''Eragrostis'' sect. ''Desmostachya'' in ''The Flora of British India'' 7: 324. 1897. Somehow two prominent botanists, J ...

Dinebra ''Dinebra'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Dinebra haareri'' (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Kenya, Tanzania * ''Dinebra marquisensis'' (F.Br.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow ...

Eleusine ''Eleusine'' is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,Enteropogon ''Enteropogon'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.Festuca ''Festuca'' (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on e ...

Harpochloa ''Harpochloa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass. SpeciesGibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of spec ...

Lamarckia ''Lamarckia'' is a Eurasian and African plant in the grass family. ;Species The only known species is ''Lamarckia aurea'', the golden dog's-tail or goldentop grass It is an annual plant, typically 30-45 centimetres in height, with clusters of ...

Leptochloa ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, African, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ληπτος (''leptos''), m ...

Ochthochloa ''Ochthochloa'' is a genus of desert plants in the grass family native to the Sahara and Arabian Deserts. The only known species is ''Ochthochloa compressa'', whose native range extends from Algeria to Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ) ...

Oreochloa ''Oreochloa'' is a genus of European plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Oreochloa blanka'' Deyl - Pyrenees of Spain + France + Andorra * ''Oreochloa confusa'' (Coincy) Rouy - Spain * ''Oreochloa disticha'' (Wulfen) Link - France, Switze ...

Polypogon ''Polypogon'' is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. Description ''Polypogon'' species vary in appearance; some are erect, while others drape over the ground in waves. Ma ...

Rostraria ''Rostraria'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America. Hairgrass is a common name. These grasses are sometimes included in genus ''Koeleria''. ; Sp ...

Sclerochloa ''Sclerochloa'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. Species *'' Sclerochloa dura'' (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe, Asia, and North Africa from Spain + Morocco to Paki ...

Sesleria ''Sesleria'' is a genus of perennial plants in the grass family. The are native to Eurasia and North Africa. They are found in Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Islands, Fi ...

Sesleriella ''Sesleriella'' is a genus of Alpine plants in the grass family . ''Sesleriella'' is closely related to ''Sesleria'' and included within that genus in some publications. ;Species *'' Sesleriella leucocephala'' (DC.) Deyl - Switzerland, Italy, ...

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Wangenheimia ''Wangenheimia '' is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Wangenheimia lima'',

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