Cynosurus cristatus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Crested Dog’s-tail
🇫🇷 Cynosure crételle, Crételle, Crételle commune, Crételle des prés

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Cynosurinae
Genus: Cynosurus
Species: Cynosurus cristatus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Photographs

img/cynosurus-cristatus.webp — Cynosurus cristatus

img/cynosurus-cristatus-2.webp — Cynosurus cristatus

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 226). Biotope.