Lower florets with noticeable awns" (Stone, 1970; p. 191). In areas of cattle grazing or lawn mowing by machines, many grasses appear in dwarf forms with abnormal inflorescences rather than their full form. Crowsfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) is helpful in holding sand and light soils where wind, rain and exposure cause depletion and topographical damage.What is crowsfoot grass? Scientific name: Dactyloctenium aegyptium Synonyms: Beach wiregrass, Button grass, Duck grass, Giant button grass, Finger comb grass Photo by Jewel Kinilitan-Bissdorf Habitat Cultivated and uncultivated areas, especially sandy soils Affected crops Most agricultural crops Distribution Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, USA Description Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Cattle. Please scroll to the bottom for more images. ... Dactyloctenium aegyptium ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dactyloctenium aegyptium Synonyms: Cynosurus aegyptius L. Dactyloctenium mpuetensis De Wild. Habit: grass Description: "Culms compressed and spreading, rooting at the nodes, up to 60 cm tall; blades flat, the edges lined with hairs, rather narrow, as much as a foot long, generally shorter, up to 6.2 mm wide.Inflorescence of 2-6 broad spikes, up to nearly 6 cm long. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. Also found as a weed of cultivation and fallow lands. Dactyloctenium aegyptium. Recognition: Thick spikes radiating from a single point. Spikelets 2-ranked, short-awned or bristled. The New York Flora Atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. However, D. aegyptium is distinguished by the much shorter anthers and shorter rachis prolongation, with usually a greater number of spikes and abaxial side of leaf blades usually hairy from the base. Dactyloctenium Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Crow's Foot Grass, Egyptian Star Grass. This grass is native to Africa, Asia, Australia and South America but has naturalized in the East Coast and several southwestern states. aegyptium frequently assumes a perennial, stoloniferous habit in Australia, and has been confused with the perennial D. australe. Origin: native to old world tropics Weed Category: Sedges / Grasses Scientific Name: Dactyloctenium aegyptium Root Word: dactylos = finger, ktenion = little comb in reference to comb like, appearance to spikelets on inflorescence Common Name: Beach Wire Grass, Crowfoot Grass, Buttongrass Synonym: Cynosurus aegyptius L., Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Deaf. Dactyloctenium aegyptium grass is a useful fodder for ruminants in dry areas or on sandy coasts and it can make good quality hay (Manidool, 1992).It is grazed by all ruminants, generally in association with other desert grasses which occupy the same agro-ecological niche, for example in Rajasthan and other dry areas of India. aegyptium: of Egypt: Habitat: A species of wooded grassland and riverine thickets, often along roadsides and sandy soils. Advanced Search. The racemes are fewer in number and plants shorter in stature probably due to grazing by cattle. Habitat: Weed of … Beach grasses are useful to establish erosion control and stabilize soil. Natural range: Africa, a widespread weed in warm climates. Dactyloctenium mpuetensis De Wild the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual each. Mpuetensis De Wild specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant southwestern states erosion control stabilize! 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