Cynosurus cristatus L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Poaceae

• Scientific Name

  Cynosurus cristatus L.

• Description

  Species Description - Densely tufted perennial 3–8 dm; lvs few, 1–3 mm wide; infl slender, long-exsert, 3–10 cm; spikelets subsessile in short-peduncled pairs; lemmas 3–3.5 mm, short-awned; 2n=14. Native of Europe, intr. in fields, roadsides, and waste places nearly throughout our range. C. echinatus L., an annual with lvs 3–9 mm wide and with a subcapitate panicle 1–4 cm, the lemmas with awns 5–10 mm, is adventive in N.Y. and Md. and may be expected elsewhere.