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Picture of growth habit.

Scientific Name

Cynosurus echinatus L. (Synonyms: annual dogtail, dogtail grass, hedgehog dogtail grass)

Common Name(s)

Bristly dogstail grass

Tribe / Family Name

POEAE

Flowering Period

May to July

Symbol

CYEC

Description

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Picture of growth habit.

Picture of growth habit.

Inflorescence is a spike-like secund panicle.

Inflorescence is a spike-like secund panicle.

Close-up picture of spikelet.

Close-up picture of spikelet.

Close-up picture of membranous ligule.

Close-up picture of membranous ligule.

Close-up picture stem with an uneven collar.

Close-up picture stem with an uneven collar.

Illustration of bristly dogtail grass. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. <i>Manual of the grasses of the United States</i>. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.

Illustration of bristly dogtail grass. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. <i>Manual of the grasses of the United States</i>. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.