bio.wikisort.org - Plant

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.

Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Dactyloctenium
Species:	D. aegyptium
Binomial name
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

Description

This grass creeps and has a straight shoot which are usually about 30 centimeters tall.[1]

Food

Dactyloctenium aegyptium is still a traditional food plant used as a famine food in Africa, this little-known grain has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare.^{[citation needed]}

Invasive species

In other areas of the world, including parts of the United States, the grass is considered a weed and invasive species.

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Dactyloctenium aegyptium
• USDA Plants Profile - Dactyloctenium aegyptium
• Grass Manual Treatment
• Virginia Tech Weed Identification
• Dactyloctenium aegyptium - Photo gallery
• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Dactyloctenium aegyptium". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

На других языках

---

- [en] Dactyloctenium aegyptium

---

[es] Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Dactyloctenium aegyptium es una especie fanerógama de la familia de las poáceas.

---

[fr] Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Dactyloctenium aegyptium, le dactylocténion d'Égypte ou chiendent patte-de-poule[2], est une espèce de plantes monocotylédones de la famille des Poaceae (graminées), sous-famille des Chloridoideae, originaire des régions tropicales et tempérées chaudes d'Afrique et d'Asie. Ce sont des plantes herbacées annuelles, aux tiges (chaumes) géniculées ascendantes ou décombantes pouvant atteindre 70 cm de long et aux inflorescences digitées composées de racèmes.

---

---