Cynosurus cristatus L.
(Crested Dog’s-tail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
GenusCynosurus (dog’s-tails)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail) :
1: Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
17 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Spike - back view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Spike - back view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Spike - back view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Spike - back view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 5: Spike - front view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Spike - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spike - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
10 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Plant - in situImage 2: Base of plantImage 3: Base of stems - enlargedImage 4: Inflorescence - basal section - from Image 5: Inflorescence - enlargedImage 6: Inflorescence - from Image 7: Inflorescence - from Image 8: Inflorescence - magnifiedImage 9: Inflorescence - mid-section - from Image 10: Leaf sheaths - enlargedImage 11: Ligule - magnifiedImage 12: Nodes - enlargedImage 13: Spikelets - magnified
3: Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
22 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Close-up of tip of inflorescenceImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: Leaf base showing ligulesImage 4: NodesImage 5: Spikelets

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gateley, P Cynosurus cristatus: Crested Dogstail

Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
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