Family: Poaceae Grass Family
Plant group comprising one of the largest families of flowering plants. Formerly referred to as Graminae.
Genus: Dactyloctenium Crowsfoot Grass
About 10 species of short, tufted annual or stoloniferous perennial grasses occuring mostly in dry, sandy soils. Tribe Eragrosteae.
Scientific Name: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Common Name(s): Crowfootgrass, Egyptian Grass, Durban Crowsfoot Grass
Growth Type: annual
Species Description:
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 | Caption: Crowfootgrass plant's digitately arranged spiked inflorescence.
ID: Hrb-DTTAE-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit: USDA
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
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