Dactyloctenium geminatum
Crowsfoot Grass, Double Comb Grass
Also known as: Dactyloctenium bogdanii S.M.Phillips +3 more
- Dactyloctenium bogdanii S.M.Phillips
- Dactyloctenium germinatum Hack.
- Dactyloctenium glaucophyllum var. somalicum Chiov.
- Dactyloctenium mucronatum var. angustius Andersson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Dactyloctenium geminatum (commonly known as Crowsfoot grass or Double Comb Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Maryland, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest