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Dactylis glomerata

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Dactylis glomerata

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Also known as Cock's-foot, Orchard grass

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Dactylis glomerata is a species of herbaceous plant within the family Poaceae. It belongs to the genus Dactylis and is classified under the order Poales and class Liliopsida. The species has an accepted taxonomic status and is described by the authority L. Common names for this organism include Cock's-foot, Troed y ceiliog, Kropaar, and 鴨茅.

The plant produces caryopsis fruit and is utilized as fodder. Its native range includes locations such as Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and the Baltic States. Additional recorded ranges include China, Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, and the Japanese archipelago.

Specimens of Dactylis glomerata are held by institutions including the University of Alberta Museums and CMN. Records exist in the United States, Canada, and Poland. The species has been documented in various sources, including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Species

Dactylis glomerata

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria
Observations recorded1,735,289

Dactylis stenophylla là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hòa thảo. Loài này được (Podp.) Opiz ex Podp. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1926.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
14,866
With media
10,438
Family
Poaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CMN
Recorded in
United States, Canada, Poland

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Encyclopedic overview

Dactylis glomerata is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, known as cock's-foot, also colloquially as orchard grass, or cat grass (due to its popularity for use with domestic cats). It is a cool-season perennial C3 tufted grass native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa.

Distribution

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dactylis glomerata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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