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Crested dog's tail grass is the common name of cynosurus cristatus. The grass has flat blades and spike-like flower clusters. The grass grows one to two feet tall.

Crested Dog's Tail

Crested dog's tail grass is the common name of cynosurus cristatus. The grass has flat blades and spike-like…

"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus" (Crested Dog's-Tail). -Lindley, 1853

Feather Grass and Crested Dog's-Tail

"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus"…

The spikes of the Crested Dog's Tail Grass (Cynosurus cristatus) are simple and its spikelets awnless. The stem is grows to one foot high and is stiff and smooth. The root is perennial, fibrous and tufted. It grows on dry, hard soils and hills and flowers in July.

Crested Dog's Tail

The spikes of the Crested Dog's Tail Grass (Cynosurus cristatus) are simple and its spikelets awnless.…

The spikes of the Crested Dog's Tail Grass (Cynosurus cristatus) are simple and its spikelets awnless. The stem is grows to one foot high and is stiff and smooth. The root is perennial, fibrous and tufted. It grows on dry, hard soils and hills and flowers in July. This shows the spikelet magnified.

Crested Dog's Tail

The spikes of the Crested Dog's Tail Grass (Cynosurus cristatus) are simple and its spikelets awnless.…