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 Europe, the Azores, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran, but some have been introduced into Australia as well as North and South America.Long, S. Cynosurus L. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 245 洋狗尾草属 yang gou wei cao shu CynosurusAltervista Flora Italiana, genere CynosurusUnited States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
Species Three species are currently accepted. Cynosurus cristatus L. - Europe, Azores, Caucasus, Iran, Turkey Cynosurus peltieri Maire - Algeria, Tunisia Cynosurus polybracteatus Poir. - Algeria, Tunisia
Formerly included Numerous names have been coined using the name Cynosurus, applied to species now regarded as better suited to other genera (Aegopogon, Apera, Beckmannia, Bouteloua, Centotheca, Chloris, Ciliochloa, Coelachyrum, Cynodon, Dactyloctenium, Desmostachya, Dinebra, Eleusine, Enteropogon, Falona, Festuca, Harpochloa, Lamarckia, Leptochloa, Ochthochloa, Oreochloa, Polypogon, Rostraria, Sclerochloa, Sesleria, Sesleriella, Tribolium, and Wangenheimia). Here are links to help you find the appropriate information.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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