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Dactyloctenium aristatum ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

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Dactyloctenium aegyptium ''Dactyloctenium aegyptium'', or Egyptian crowfoot grass is a member of the family Poaceae native in Africa. The plant mostly grows in heavy soils at damp sites. Description This grass creeps and has a straight shoot which are usually about 3 ...

'' – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands *''

Dactyloctenium australe ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

'' – Durban grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar *''

Dactyloctenium buchananensis ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

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Dactyloctenium capitatum ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

'' - Madagascar *''

Dactyloctenium ctenoides ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

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Dactyloctenium germinatum ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

'' – Sudan crowfoot grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in Maryland, southern Mexico *''

Dactyloctenium giganteum ''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species ...

'' - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in Queensland *''

Dactyloctenium hackelii ''Dactyloctenium hackelii'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poa ...

'' - Socotra *'' Dactyloctenium pilosum'' - Kenya,

, Seychelles, Madagascar *'' Dactyloctenium radulans'' – buttongrass -

*'' Dactyloctenium robecchii'' - Djibouti, Somalia, Socotra, Yemen, Oman *'' Dactyloctenium scindicum'' -

, Indian Subcontinent; naturalized in Mexico ;formerly included see ''

Acrachne ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...

'', '' Eragrostis'' and ''

Harpochloa ''Harpochloa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass. SpeciesGibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of spe ...

'' * ''Dactyloctenium falcatum'' – ''

Harpochloa falx ''Harpochloa falx'', caterpillar grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to all of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors. Re ...

'' * ''Dactyloctenium henrardianum'' – ''

Acrachne henrardiana ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...

'' * ''Dactyloctenium nitidum'' – '' Eragrostis nitida'' * ''Dactyloctenium perrieri'' – ''

Acrachne perrieri ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * ''Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.Ca ...

'' * ''Dactyloctenium verticillatum'' – ''

Acrachne racemosa ''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...

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