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Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Egyptian grass
Symbol: DAAE
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
DAAE Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
 

CYAE3

Cynosurus aegyptius L.
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About Egyptian grass

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Plant Distribution by State

Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

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Related Taxa:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 3 species in Dactyloctenium

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Classification:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Dactyloctenium Willd. – crowfoot grass
                               Species Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. – Egyptian grass

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Invasive Information:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
        Egyptian grass
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Introduced Information:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41630.

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