Cynosurus

Genus of grasses

Cynosurus is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Mediterranean Basin and neighboring regions, but some have been introduced into Australia as well as North and South America.SpeciesCynosurus balansae Coss. & Durieu - Morocco, Algeria Cynosurus coloratus Lehm. ex Steud. - Crete, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia Cynosurus cristatus L. - Europe, Azores, Caucasus, Iran, Turkey Cynosurus echinatus L. - southern Europe, north Africa, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Middle East, Caucasus, Turkmenistan; naturalized in Australia as well as North and South America Cynosurus elegans Desf. - southern Europe, north Africa, Middle East, Turkmenistan Cynosurus junceus Murb. - Libya Cynosurus peltieri Maire - Algeria, Tunisia Cynosurus polybracteatus Poir. - Algeria, Tunisia Cynosurus turcomanicus Proskur. - Turkmenistanformerly included

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