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Durban Crowfoot (Dactyloctenium aegyptium)

Dactyloctenium aegyptium is a widespread annual grass, often thriving as a weed in disturbed soils across tropical and subtropical regions. Its distinctive inflorescence.

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Synonyms
Aegilops saccharina Walter
Chloris guineensis Schumach.
Chloris mucronata Michx.
Chloris prostrata (Willd.) Poir. ex Roem. & Schult.
Cynosurus aegyptius L.
Dactyloctenium figarei De Not.
Dactyloctenium meridionale Ham.
Dactyloctenium mpuetense De Wild.
Dactyloctenium mucronatum (Michx.) Willd.
Dactyloctenium prostratum Willd.
Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Forsyth f.
Eleusine prostrata Spreng.
Rabdochloa mucronata (Michx.) P.Beauv.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderPoales
  • familyPoaceae
  • genusDactyloctenium
  • speciesDactyloctenium aegyptium